By Kelly Bridgewater
Virginia chocolatier and a privateering sea
captain collide once more after a failed love affair a decade before. Will a
war and a cache of regrets keep them apart? Or will a new shared vision reunite
them?*****It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over
colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of
the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life
alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she's never quite
recovered. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life.
Captain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy
absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a
dream he once shared with Esmée. But when the colonial government asks him to
lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future is plunged into
uncertainty.
Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart, or can
their shared vision and dedication to the colonial cause heal the wounds of the
past? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz whisks you away to a
time fraught with peril--on the sea and in the heart--in this redemptive,
romantic story.
My
Thoughts:
A
Heart Adrift by Laura Frantz will delight
readers of historical American history with a hint of fiction to explain the
story. I am not really a fan of stories in this time period because it is not
around the major conveniences that we have today. I have a hard time staying
focused on the story. With A Heart Adrift, it was no different than what I was
expecting. The writing is top notch. Frantz is very familiar with the setting
and the type of lifestyle of the shipping towns and the types of money that
were involved in that era. This was wonderfully handled. As for the plot, I
read the sixty-five percent, according to my Kindle, then the predictable
moment occurred, and the story lost my attention. It was okay, but it really
did not capture my attention. Nothing really happened. A lot of parties. People
moving around, but nothing really happened. No chases. No hunt for buried
treasure. Even the romance was a little wishy-washy. Not that this could not be
a wonderful story for readers of early American history, but this is not the
type of novel for me. I need more action in my plots.
I received a complimentary copy of A Heart Adrift by Laura Frantz from
Revell Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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