Der historische Liebesroman von der mit dem Christy Award ausgezeichneten Autorin Laura Frantz ist eine atemberaubende Liebesgeschichte aus Schottland, voller Authentizität, tiefen Gefühlen, Glauben und jeder Menge Outlander-Feeling, inspiriert von ihrer eigenen Familiengeschichte. Seit Kindertagen kennen sich Magnus MacLeish und Lark MacDougall spielten sie jedoch früher Seite an Seite, so ist Magnus nun der Laird von Kerrera Castle und Lark dient ihm als Hüterin der Bienen, Kräuter und Pflanzen. Dann stirbt Magnus Ehefrau plötzlich – und Lark wird eine Mitschuld am Tod von Lady Isla zugesprochen. Magnus ist überzeugt, dass Lark unschuldig ist. Eine Strafe kann er aber nicht verhindern – steht er doch wegen der Nachwehen des Jakobitenaufstands von 1745 selbst vor Gericht. Sowohl Magnus als auch Lark werden als Diener in die amerikanischen Kolonien verbannt. Was wird sie dort erwarten? Und wie sollen sie damit umgehen, dass aus ihrer Kinderfreundschaft so viel mehr zu werden scheint?
Laura Frantz Bücher
Laura Frantz schreibt mit tiefer Leidenschaft für Geschichte, insbesondere das 18. Jahrhundert, und verfasst ihre Manuskripte zunächst handschriftlich. Ihre Erzählungen greifen häufig schottische Themen auf, die ihr reiches Familienerbe widerspiegeln. Frantz zieht die Leser mit ihrer ausgeprägten Aufmerksamkeit für historische Details und emotionale Tiefe in die Vergangenheit. Ihre Werke werden für ihre Authentizität und eindringliche Kraft geschätzt.







The Mistress of Tall Acre
- 395 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from the general's past returns without warning, the ties that bind this fledgling family together will be strained to the utmost. When all is said and done, who will be the rightful mistress of Tall Acre? Triumph and tragedy, loyalty and betrayal--readers find it all in the rich pages of this newest historical novel from the talented pen of Laura Frantz. Her careful historical details immerse the reader in the story world, and her emotional writing and finely tuned characters never cease to enchant fans both old and new.
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.
Tidewater Bride
- 416 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
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?
A Moonbow Night
- 384 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
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.
The Colonel's Lady
- 408 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
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.
A Bound Heart
- 416 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
Though Magnus MacLeish and Lark MacDougall grew up on the same castle grounds, Magnus is now laird of the great house and the Isle of Kerrera. Lark is but the keeper of his bees and the woman he is hoping will provide a tincture that might help his ailing wife conceive and bear him an heir. But when his wife dies suddenly, Magnus and Lark find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of accusations, expelled from their beloved island, and sold as indentured servants across the Atlantic. Yet even when all hope seems dashed against the rocky coastline of the Virginia colony, it may be that in this New World the two of them could make a new beginning--together. Laura Frantz's prose sparkles with authenticity and deep feeling as she digs into her own family history to share this breathless tale of love, exile, and courage in Colonial America.


