Laura Frantz Knihy

Dokáže láska v zemi znesvářené konfliktem zacelit způsobené rány? Koncem roku 1754 napětí mezi Francouzi a Brity na pobřeží kanadské Akádie vrcholí. Švadlena Sylvie Galantová a její rodina, francouzsky mluvící Akaďané, kteří si přejí zůstat neutrální, se stanou prostředníky dvou soupeřících stran – jejich domov se totiž nachází mezi dvěma pevnostmi, nad nimiž vlají nepřátelské vlajky. Zatímco se Galantovi připravují na oslavu Noël, mezi lidmi kolují řeči o nepokojích, blížící se válce a Williamu Blackburnovi, britském rangerovi řádícím v severoamerickém pohraničí.

Kolonie stojí na prahu nového věku svobody. Může však v nezavislost doufat i slušna anglicka dama? Lady Elisabeth Lawsonova, přezdívana Liberty, ma téměř vše, co by si dama jejího postavení mohla přat. Je dcerou britského místoguvernéra Virginské kolonie, milačkem společenské smetanky v divoké Americe a očekava výhodný sňatek. Její nastavající je sice prostopašník a neberou se z lasky, na tom však nesejde – nebo si to alespoň snaží namluvit. Její život se zda v pořadku, kolonialní Williamsburg je však jako sud se střelným prachem, jenž ma každou chvíli vybuchnout, a bratranec jejího snoubence Noble Rynallt pro revoluci plane. Lidé napojení na britskou aristokracii jsou podezřívani z vyzvědačství a Liberty se brzy ocitne před těžkou volbou. Zachova věrnost svým britským kořenům? Anebo se přida k Nobleovi a radikalním revolucionařům?

As 1754 is drawing to a close, tensions between the French and the British on Canada's Acadian shore are reaching a fever pitch. Seamstress Sylvie Galant and her family--French-speaking Acadians wishing to remain neutral--are caught in the middle, their land positioned between two forts flying rival flags. Amid preparations for the celebration of Noël, the talk is of unrest, coming war, and William Blackburn, the British Army Ranger raising havoc across North America's borderlands. As summer takes hold in 1755 and British ships appear on the horizon, Sylvie encounters Blackburn, who warns her of the coming invasion. Rather than participate in the forced removal of the Acadians from their land, he resigns his commission. But that cannot save Sylvie or her kin. Relocated on a ramshackle ship to Virginia, Sylvie struggles to pick up the pieces of her life. When her path crosses once more with William's, they must work through the complex tangle of their shared, shattered past to navigate the present and forge an enduring future.

Amid the Jacobite uprising of 1715, an English heiress flees to the Scottish lowlands to stay with allies of her powerful family. But while castle walls may protect her from the enemy outside, a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting allegiances, and temptations of the heart lie within.

Virginia Colony's most eligible woman is busy matchmaking for a ship of brides, though she has no interest in finding her own mate. Will she reconsider when new revelations about the colony's most eligible landowner come to light?

Two daughters of a master blacksmith vie for the affection of the master's apprentice, who each sees as a way to secure her own future.

Amid the Jacobite uprising of 1715, an English heiress flees to the Scottish lowlands to stay with allies of her powerful family. But while castle walls may protect her from the enemy outside, a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting allegiances, and temptations of the heart lie within.

A colonial lady 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?

After fleeing Virginia, Temperance Tucker and her family established an inn along the Shawnee River. It's a welcome way station for settlers and frontiersmen traveling through the wild Cumberland region of Kentucke--men like Sion Morgan, a Virginia surveyor who arrives at the inn with his crew looking for an experienced guide. When his guide appears, Sion balks. He certainly didn't expect a woman. But it is not long before he must admit that Tempe's skill in the wilderness rivals his own. Still, the tenuous tie they are forming is put to the test as they encounter danger after danger and must rely on each other. With her signature sweeping style and ability to bring the distant past to vivid life, Laura Frantz beckons readers to join her in a land of Indian ambushes, conflicting loyalties, and a tentative love that meanders like a cool mountain stream.

In 1779, a search for her father brings Roxanna to the Kentucky frontier--but she discovers instead a young colonel, a dark secret...and a compelling reason to stay.