Book Recommendation: THE ROSE AND THE THISTLE by Laura Franz
Reader's Thoughts
Everard Hume and Blythe Hedley prove that love is often unexpected and can conquer almost any hardship.
The Scotland setting is beautiful with vivid descriptions, and history is sprinkled throughout to complement without overpowering. Laura Franz writes beautifully and her words keep the reader engaged and interested in what will happen next with the characters and their story. She doesn't make the journey easy for Everard and Blythe, but the ending is all the sweeter for the trials they had to overcome.
This is a clean read. While religion plays an important part in the characters' lives, it reads as historically accurate and not preachy.
I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
The Rose and the Thistle
In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known.
No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with the clothes on her back and her mistress in tow. He has his own problems--a volatile brother with dangerous political leanings, an estate to manage, and a very young brother in need of comfort and direction in the wake of losing his father. It would be best for everyone if he could send this misfit heiress on her way as soon as possible.
Drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting alliances, and ambitions, Lady Blythe must be careful whom she trusts. Her fortune, her future, and her very life are at stake. Those who appear to be adversaries may turn out to be allies--and those who pretend friendship may be enemies.
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BOOK INFO
Title: The Rose and the Thistle
Author: Laura Franz
Genre: Historical Christian Fiction
Publisher: Revell
Publication date: January 3, 2023
Source: Reader's personal library
Content Rating: 2 Hearts / Clean Read
Recommended by: MK. A version of this book recommendation was previously published here.
