Selah Hopewell displays an authentic American pioneer spirit. Two characters especially may jog the reader's memory from history: Xander Renick represented John Rolfe, and his Powhatan princess Mattachanna represented Pocahontas. Many of the characters were based on real people from the time. Laura’s detailed research shines as she ushers you into days gone by with glorious and vivid descriptions. Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz is a historical fiction novel based in Jamestown, Virginia, in the 1630s. But Xander is already wedded to his business and still grieves the loss of his wife, daughter of the Powhatan chief.Ĭan two fiercely independent people find happiness and fulfillment on their own? Or will they discover that what they’ve been missing in life has been right in front of them all along?īestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz takes you to the salty shores of seventeenth-century Virginia in this exploration of pride, honor, and the restorative power of true love. School history classes bored me to tears, but a masterfully written historical novel thrills and captivate. His lands are vast, his crops are prized, and his position as a mediator between the colonists and the powerful Powhatan nation surrounding them makes him indispensable. She grows up in the delicate Kentucky settlement that her father founded. Click, who is described as lovely yet tough as nails, is haunted by her family’s secret sins as well as her father’s former captivity by Shawnee Indians. Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. Tidewater Bride Laura Franz Buy This Book Laura Frantz’ characteristically immaculate research choices uncharacteristically falter in Tidewater Bride, about a bright matchmaker and a land baron with a secret. This Novel is a narration of a backwoodsman’s daughter going by the name Lael Click.

And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family’s shop. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed.