Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world--filled with family members she's never met, dances she's never learned, and a new side to the father she thought she knew. As she struggles to fit in during their extended stay, she finds a friend in James Sackett, ...
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Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world--filled with family members she's never met, dances she's never learned, and a new side to the father she thought she knew. As she struggles to fit in during their extended stay, she finds a friend in James Sackett, the most valued steamship pilot of the Ballantynes' shipping line. Even with his help, Rowena feels she may never be comfortable in high society. Will she go her own way . . . to her peril? With her signature attention to historical detail, Laura Frantz brings 1850s Pennsylvania alive with a tender story of loss, love, and loyalty. Fans will cheer for this final installment of the Ballatyne saga.
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I fell in love with Wren Ballantyne before I ever started reading her story in "Love's Fortune". The video of the cover photo shoot for the novel and the subsequent blurbs only whet my appetite for the hours I would spend getting to know this beautiful young woman, with endearing simplicity, who is plucked from her beloved home in the mountains of Kentucky in 1850 and sent to live with relatives and become a part of high society in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In this era filled with the danger of abolitionism and the excitement of expanding railroads in the U.S. - Wren struggles to find her place in her new world and the right to choose between a mate governed by the love from her heart and one dictated by the rules of high society.
I invite you to meet the engrossing Ballantyne family whose members will arouse so many emotions - love, hate, happiness, sadness, sympathy, excitement, despair, anger - you'll cheer Wren on from beginning to end. I love the Ballantyne family and greatly miss spending time with them - since reading this, the last of their sagas, in "Love's Fortune".
Laura Frantz writes with an elegance that lavishes the reader with exquisite descriptive detail, magnificent historical content, achingly emotional depth, poignant story-lines, realistic characters that become friends of the heart and a mesmerizing flow of beautiful words that leave me in total awe. Each of her six novels contain some of the most masterful writing I've had the pleasure of reading: "The Frontiersman's Daughter", "Courting Morrow Little", "The Colonel's Lady" and the Ballantyne Legacy trilogy of "Love's Reckoning", "Love's Awakening" - and her latest release, "Love's Fortune".
It is an honor and blessing to have beautiful, inspiring novels to read. I'm always regretful when I complete the reading of Laura's latest novel, knowing there will be a wait - of, perhaps, a year - before there will be another new novel, yet - so thankful knowing there WILL be another. God has truly blessed Laura with an astounding writing gift that only a few possess!!
Narita R
Sep 22, 2014
LAVISH HISTORICAL NOVEL
Rowena Ballantyne had lived in Kentucky from the time she was born. Now it was just her father, as her mother had died. She was content with her home, enjoying the beautiful country side and helping her father make violins and bows. Wren, her nickname, was passionate about music and playing the violin. It brought her great joy. Their lives were simple and unfettered by the trappings of the world. She knew her father came from a very wealthy family, but it mattered nothing to her.
That is until he is summoned to family home by his father, Silas Ballantyne. Never having left her home, she is overwhelmed by the trip on a Ballantyne steam boat named after her, ?The Rowena?. While the journey was trying for her, she was nowhere near prepared what she would face when they reached the family estate.. She is not only thrown into living with her family she never met, but also all the expectations and entrapments of high society. Her father makes the change with ease, stepping back into the life he once had. Thinking this is simply a visit, Wren soon learns that this is her new home.
She attempts to meet her new family's expectations and adapt to their ways, but she is a simple girl at heart. All the finery and airs are a burden. Her grandparents were both very sweet and unpretentious, unlike Silas's haughty, overbearing sister Andra. Her Uncle Jack and Aunt Ellie's big family and home were a welcome respite, especially her cousin Izzannah that was near her age. Andra is determined transform Wren into one of the aristocracy. Her purpose is to secure Wren a wealthy suitor to save their family's business and lavish lifestyle. Wren's wants nothing of it and yearns to be with James Sackett, a dear family friend and steamboat pilot. Along the way she learns of many secrets and dangers she must face. Will she yield to her aunt's wishes or follow her heart?
I have not read the other 2 books in this series but now I certainly want to! This book stood alone. Each character was distinct and well developed. I learned so much about the wealthy during this time. I knew they had balls and were rather, what can I say, fake, but I never dreamed high society was so rigid and detailed to the point it was ridiculous. I loved the descriptions of Wren's attire and lavish gowns. I too felt weary as I read about all she was expected to do not only in dress, but also manners, conversation, and endless social events. I could feel her frustration with the senselessness of it all.
Wren was such a beautiful character. Even in the midst of such lavishness, she maintained her character and she was not swayed nor impressed my all the pomp and glitter. Her values remained intact. Wren's compassion and concern for people no matter where they were on the social ladder was foremost. This book was well written and a very enjoyable read!
I received this book free from Revell Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
