Love on the Edge of the Unknown
Join four brave women making their mark on history at Colonial forts. Faced with tragedy and distrust they will fight to bring civility, family, and love to the frontier.
Virginia Company Bride by Gabrielle Meyer
James Fort at Jamestown, Virginia, 1608
In September 1608, Anne Burras is the only woman in Jamestown when her mistress dies upon arrival. Laborer John Layton is one of only thirty-eight colonists who survived the first year in the colony. Both want Anne on the supply ship returning to England in three months, but neither foresee the difficulties they will face just to stay alive—or the painful sacrifices they will make to stay together.
Embers of Hope by Kimberley Woodhouse
Castle Island, Massachusetts, 1674
Castle William (which would eventually become Fort Independence)
With Castle William burned to ashes, a stone mason’s daughter is the only woman on an island of soldiers. But superstitions and rumors abound that she is bad luck for the island. The captain finds himself falling in love with her, but disaster seems to strike every time they make headway. Can these two find love and hope in the midst of the ashes?
A Treaty of Tulips by Angie Dicken
Fort Burnet in Upstate New York, 1740
Daughter of a Dutch trader, Sabine Van Der Berg is loyal to their land at the trading post and also to her friends, the native Iroquois. When a British lieutenant arrives to expand the post to a fort, not only is Sabine key in keeping the peace for British-Iroquois trade, but she must protect her heart from a man who threatens the only way of life she’s ever known.
A Promise for Tomorrow by Amanda Barratt
Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky, 1778
Pregnant widow Rosina Whiting seeks shelter at Fort Boonesborough after a harrowing journey. She doesn’t expect her heart to be swayed by enigmatic frontiersman Captain Silas Longridge. But will the dangers that await sever their newfound love?
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Heart's Stronghold
Book Author: Amanda Barratt, Kimberly Woodhouse, Angie Dicken, Gabrielle Meyer What do you like about this book:
3.5 stars
Such lovely collection of colonial fort stories; each exhibiting courage and bravery in its varying forms, for life was hard and love was a precious gift. . . . . not to be hastily grabbed, but tenderly grasped.
"Women aren't the trouble . . . It's the men who cannot control themselves where women are concerned that bothers me most." - Gabrielle Meyer, Virginia Company Bride
"It was really happening. For the foreseeable future, she'd have to live on an island - the only woman among men." - Kimberly Woodhouse, Embers of Hope
"Leave my garden alone . . . Build your wall elsewhere." - Angie Dicken, A Treaty of Tulips
"She didn't look back. Just let the forest swallow her, . . . . . She must survive. For the life within, if not for herself." - Amanda Barratt, A Promise for Tomorrow (one of the most romantic historical novellas that I have ever read; in addition, I always enjoy stories that include a glimpse of Daniel Boone)
I received a copy of this book from the authors and publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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