Tidewater Bride, by Laura Frantz, 2021, Revell (Baker Publishing Group)

Early America

Tidewater Bride, by Laura Frantz, transports readers to early 1600s Virginia. We’ve all heard of the legendary Pocahontas, a true love story of that era between a native girl and a white settler. How did they come to fall in love? Frantz brings alive the situations and circumstances of several characters in this book. Many peoples are at odds in the unstable times of the setting. It’s not just settlers and naturals (the term Frantz uses for natives). Several interesting and intriguing subplots bring readers into this new world.

Skillfully Written

Frantz creates suspense on several levels. The romance between the daughter of a merchant and a tobacco grower includes characters from the various peoples who inhabited Virginia at the time. Tensions simmer between settlers and natives. African slave owners abuse them. White settlers include British elite, Scottish indentures, Puritans who keep to themselves, doctors, merchants, innkeepers, and shiploads of brides. Many male settlers have already arrived. Some married native girls. Imported brides are never enough for the men who want wives.

Colloquial Lingo

The author makes extensive use of the colloquial lingo of the era. It took a couple of chapters to get used to it. The flowery way of speaking almost seems poetic. It helped put me into the viewpoint of the main character. I felt for all the different people of her world.

I chose this book to write a review on, and the publisher sent me a free copy. Frantz has researched well, and I recommend the book to readers of early American historical fiction.

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