Love's Reckoning (The Ballantyne Legacy) - Hardcover

Frantz, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410462757 ISBN 13: 9781410462756

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2013

Synopsis

The stage is set in a sweeping family saga set in late 1700s Pennsylvania when two sisters, Eden and Elspeth, battle for the love of one man—blacksmith apprentice Silas Ballantyne. By the author of "The Frontiersman's Daughter." (Religious fiction).

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Stunning. Heart-wrenching. Breathless. Not since "Gone with the Wind "have I read an epic novel that has stolen my heart, my breath, my sleep to such a jolting degree. "Love's Reckoning" marks Laura Frantz not only as a shining star in Christian fiction today but as a shooting star who soars skyward to the glittering heights of Rivers and Higgs."--Julie Lessman, award-winning author of the Daughters of Boston and Winds of Change series

On a bitter December day in 1784, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of blacksmith Liege Lee in York County, Pennsylvania. Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship quickly and move west. But because he is a fast worker and a superb craftsman, Liege endeavors to keep him in York by appealing to an old tradition: the apprentice shall marry one of his master's beautiful daughters.
Eden is as gentle and fresh as Elspeth is high-spirited and cunning. But are they truly who they appear to be? In a house laced with secrets, each sister seeks to secure her future. Which one will claim Silas's heart--and will he agree to Liege's arrangement?
In this sweeping family saga, one man's choices in love and work, in friends and enemies, set the stage for generations to come. This is the Ballantyne Legacy.

Laura Frantz is the author of "The Frontiersman's Daughter," "Courting Morrow Little," and "The Colonel's Lady." A two-time Carol Award finalist, she is a Kentuckian living in the misty woods of Washington with her husband and two sons. She enjoys connecting with readers at LauraFrantz.net.

About the Author:

Christy Award finalist and author, Laura Frantz, is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her manuscripts in longhand first. Her stories often incorporate Scottish themes that reflect her family heritage. She is a direct descendant of George Hume, Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, who was exiled to the American colonies for his role in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, settled in Virginia, and is credited with teaching George Washington surveying in the years 1748-1750. Her family resides in Kentucky and Virginia.

According to Publishers Weekly, "Frantz has done her historical homework." She is known for the depth of her characterization and research. The author is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California.
Readers can find Laura Frantz at laurafrantz.net

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1410462757
• ISBN 13: 9781410462756
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 616