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Showing posts with label The Colonel's Lady. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Colonel's Lady. Show all posts
Friday, December 30, 2011
Our Top 11 of 2011: Part 2
Our top 5 books of 2011 are novels that we savor and will read multiple times to rediscover their treasures.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Review of The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
Rating: 5 Stars
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Synopsis from Revell: Roxanna Rowan may be a genteel Virginia woman, but she is determined to brave the wilds of the untamed frontier to reach a remote Kentucky fort. Eager to reunite with her father, who serves under Colonel Cassius McLinn, Roxanna is devastated to find that her father has been killed on a campaign.
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Penniless and out of options, Roxanna is forced to remain at the fort. As she spends more and more time with the fiery Colonel McLinn, the fort is abuzz with intrigue and innuendo. Can Roxanna truly know who the colonel is--and what he's done?
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Immerse yourself in this powerful story of love, faith, and forgiveness set in the tumultuous world of the frontier in 1779.
Review: Autumn has chased away the lingering summer and cloaked my area in an early chill. It has been the ideal weather for nestling in a cocoon of blankets and immersing oneself in the pages of an engaging novel. I have been anticipating my opportunity to read Laura Frantz's latest release, The Colonel's Lady, and I savored the beautiful novel from the cover to the very last word.
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. The design of The Colonel's Lady is elegant and intriguing, capturing the essence of the book to perfection. It is the plot that truly shines, however. I enjoyed the danger of the new frontier and witnessing the experiences of life in a remote fort. The untamed lifestyles and ruggedness that defined America's wilderness provide an exciting setting, conducive to unexpected twists and turns. The pace of the novel is steady throughout, but gains even more momentum towards the end.
Of course, I adore a novel with a timeless love story to balance the action. The romantic tension between Roxanna and Cass is evident throughout the plot. In many ways Cass reminded me of Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre. Roxanna was a bit spunkier and outspoken than Jane; but I saw similarities in the growth of their relationships. The addition of sweet little Abby added some lightness to the thread of danger woven in the plot. With her quiet presence, she provided a common ground between Roxanna and Cass when their relationship was on delicate ground. Frantz's blend of characters is seamless with the right proportions of love and conflict. The Colonel's Lady is the type of novel that you close with a contented sigh.
Laura Frantz has become synonymous with fluid descriptions and dialogue, compelling plots and characters, and interesting historical detail. The Colonel's Lady is no exception to the high standard set by The Frontiersman's Daughter and Courting Morrow Little. Each of these novels can be relished again and again.
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. The design of The Colonel's Lady is elegant and intriguing, capturing the essence of the book to perfection. It is the plot that truly shines, however. I enjoyed the danger of the new frontier and witnessing the experiences of life in a remote fort. The untamed lifestyles and ruggedness that defined America's wilderness provide an exciting setting, conducive to unexpected twists and turns. The pace of the novel is steady throughout, but gains even more momentum towards the end.
Of course, I adore a novel with a timeless love story to balance the action. The romantic tension between Roxanna and Cass is evident throughout the plot. In many ways Cass reminded me of Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre. Roxanna was a bit spunkier and outspoken than Jane; but I saw similarities in the growth of their relationships. The addition of sweet little Abby added some lightness to the thread of danger woven in the plot. With her quiet presence, she provided a common ground between Roxanna and Cass when their relationship was on delicate ground. Frantz's blend of characters is seamless with the right proportions of love and conflict. The Colonel's Lady is the type of novel that you close with a contented sigh.
Laura Frantz has become synonymous with fluid descriptions and dialogue, compelling plots and characters, and interesting historical detail. The Colonel's Lady is no exception to the high standard set by The Frontiersman's Daughter and Courting Morrow Little. Each of these novels can be relished again and again.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Patience and a Few Months of Anticipation
We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of three books since mid-July: The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz, Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin, and Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman. These are novels by three of our favorite authors, which makes waiting even more difficult. The Colonel's Lady has been released already, but Wonderland Creek and Forsaking All Others will be released in October. We pre-ordered each of them in July, but they are all going to be shipped together, thus the delay in receiving Laura Frantz's newest novel.
The Colonel's Lady
This novel has already received numerous rave reviews! We have no doubt that it will be just as wonderful as Frantz's other novels.
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Synopsis from Revell: Roxanna Rowan may be a genteel Virginia woman, but she is determined to brave the wilds of the untamed frontier to reach a remote Kentucky fort. Eager to reunite with her father, who serves under Colonel Cassius McLinn, Roxanna is devastated to find that her father has been killed on a campaign.
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Penniless and out of options, Roxanna is forced to remain at the fort. As she spends more and more time with the fiery Colonel McLinn, the fort is abuzz with intrigue and innuendo. Can Roxanna truly know who the colonel is--and what he's done?
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Immerse yourself in this powerful story of love, faith, and forgiveness set in the tumultuous world of the frontier in 1779.
Forsaking All Others:
Since reading For Time and Eternity last year, we have been hungry for the sequel, Forsaking All Others. For Time and Eternity was extremely poignant; we can't wait to read more of Camilla's story in The Sister Wife Series.
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Synopsis from Tyndale: Camilla Fox is alive. The last thing she remembers is being lost in the snow after leaving her home to escape the Mormon faith she no longer calls her own. She’s been taken in by the 5th Infantry Regiment of the US Army and given over to the personal care of Captain Charles Brandon. As she regains her strength, memories of her two children she had to leave behind come flooding back, threatening to break her heart. Camilla is determined to reunite with her daughters. But when news of her father’s grave illness reaches her, she knows she must return to the family farm to reconcile with her father. As spring arrives, Camilla returns to Salt Lake City a changed woman, but nothing could prepare her for the changes to the city, to the Mormon church, and to the family she left behind.
Wonderland Creek
A novel by Lynn Austin with a bookworm heroine that promises romance, mystery, and adventure is definitely on the top of our must-read list. We are looking forward to reading a plot set in the Great Depression and exploring the vivid scenes created through Austin's artistry.
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Synopsis from Bethany House Publishers: Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But the happily-ever-after life she's planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real one. To top it off, Alice loses her beloved library job because of cutbacks due to the Great Depression.
The Colonel's Lady
This novel has already received numerous rave reviews! We have no doubt that it will be just as wonderful as Frantz's other novels.
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Synopsis from Revell: Roxanna Rowan may be a genteel Virginia woman, but she is determined to brave the wilds of the untamed frontier to reach a remote Kentucky fort. Eager to reunite with her father, who serves under Colonel Cassius McLinn, Roxanna is devastated to find that her father has been killed on a campaign.
-
Penniless and out of options, Roxanna is forced to remain at the fort. As she spends more and more time with the fiery Colonel McLinn, the fort is abuzz with intrigue and innuendo. Can Roxanna truly know who the colonel is--and what he's done?
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Immerse yourself in this powerful story of love, faith, and forgiveness set in the tumultuous world of the frontier in 1779.
Since reading For Time and Eternity last year, we have been hungry for the sequel, Forsaking All Others. For Time and Eternity was extremely poignant; we can't wait to read more of Camilla's story in The Sister Wife Series.
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Synopsis from Tyndale: Camilla Fox is alive. The last thing she remembers is being lost in the snow after leaving her home to escape the Mormon faith she no longer calls her own. She’s been taken in by the 5th Infantry Regiment of the US Army and given over to the personal care of Captain Charles Brandon. As she regains her strength, memories of her two children she had to leave behind come flooding back, threatening to break her heart. Camilla is determined to reunite with her daughters. But when news of her father’s grave illness reaches her, she knows she must return to the family farm to reconcile with her father. As spring arrives, Camilla returns to Salt Lake City a changed woman, but nothing could prepare her for the changes to the city, to the Mormon church, and to the family she left behind.
A novel by Lynn Austin with a bookworm heroine that promises romance, mystery, and adventure is definitely on the top of our must-read list. We are looking forward to reading a plot set in the Great Depression and exploring the vivid scenes created through Austin's artistry.
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Synopsis from Bethany House Publishers: Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But the happily-ever-after life she's planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real one. To top it off, Alice loses her beloved library job because of cutbacks due to the Great Depression.
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Longing to run from small-town gossip, Alice flees to the mountains of eastern Kentucky to deliver five boxes of donated books to the tiny coal-mining town of Acorn, a place with no running water, no electricity, and where the librarians ride ornery horses up steep mountain passes to deliver books. When Alice is forced to stay in Acorn far longer than she planned, she discovers that real-life adventure, mystery--and especially romance--may be far better than her humble dreams could have imagined.
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Longing to run from small-town gossip, Alice flees to the mountains of eastern Kentucky to deliver five boxes of donated books to the tiny coal-mining town of Acorn, a place with no running water, no electricity, and where the librarians ride ornery horses up steep mountain passes to deliver books. When Alice is forced to stay in Acorn far longer than she planned, she discovers that real-life adventure, mystery--and especially romance--may be far better than her humble dreams could have imagined.
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A few more weeks of waiting, and then we will face a new challenge: Deciding which book to read first and who will read which first!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Revisiting a Favorite Novel
This weekend, despite having a list of new books to read, I was once again drawn to the story of Morrow Little. Although it has only been a year since I read the novel, I was as engrossed in the plot as the first time I opened the book. In fact, I stayed up well past midnight lost in Courting Morrow Little. That is a strong testament to the power of a 5 plus star book from the pen of a skilled author. Needless to say, I am anxiously awaiting the release of The Colonel's Lady, as I have no doubt that it will be another treasure!
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