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"Laura Frantz surely dances when she writes: the words sweep across the page with a gentle rhythm and a sure step. Her characters in Love's Fortune are sympathetic, yet flawed, making them oh-so-easy to care for, ache for, cheer for. Her historical details are well chosen, and her sense of time and place rings true. Above all, it's Wren's journey that engages our hearts and makes the pages turn. Well done, lass!"
Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times best-selling author of Mine Is the Night
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With two very different horizons stretched out before her, one young woman stands on the cusp of an unknown future.
Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena "Wren" 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, Wren makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world--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, Wren 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 and emotional depth, Laura Frantz brings 1850s Pennsylvania alive with a tender story of loss, love, and loyalty.
"Laura Frantz surely dances when she writes: the words sweep across the page with a gentle rhythm and a sure step. Her characters in Love's Fortune are sympathetic yet flawed, making them oh-so-easy to care for, ache for, cheer for. Her historical details are well chosen, and her sense of time and place rings true. Above all, it's Wren's journey that engages our hearts and makes the pages turn. Well done, lass!"--Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling author of Mine Is the Night
Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the author of several books, including The Frontiersman's Daughter, Love's Reckoning, and Love's Awakening. She currently lives in the misty woods of Washington with her husband and two sons. Learn more at www.laurafrantz.net.
Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena "Wren" 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, Wren makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world--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, Wren 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 and emotional depth, Laura Frantz brings 1850s Pennsylvania alive with a tender story of loss, love, and loyalty.
"Laura Frantz surely dances when she writes: the words sweep across the page with a gentle rhythm and a sure step. Her characters in Love's Fortune are sympathetic yet flawed, making them oh-so-easy to care for, ache for, cheer for. Her historical details are well chosen, and her sense of time and place rings true. Above all, it's Wren's journey that engages our hearts and makes the pages turn. Well done, lass!"--Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling author of Mine Is the Night
Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the author of several books, including The Frontiersman's Daughter, Love's Reckoning, and Love's Awakening. She currently lives in the misty woods of Washington with her husband and two sons. Learn more at www.laurafrantz.net.
More About the Author
Award-winning 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." With her signature attention to historical detail and emotional depth, she is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California.
Readers can find Laura Frantz at www.laurafrantz.net
According to Publishers Weekly, "Frantz has done her historical homework." With her signature attention to historical detail and emotional depth, she is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California.
Readers can find Laura Frantz at www.laurafrantz.net
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I want to start this review by stating that the lessons and characters of this story still float through my mind even days after I have finished it. Yes, it's that good!
Wren is a Kentucky girl. She doesn't take much care with her appearance. She wears her hair in a careless braid, with a mismatched wardrobe. It doesn't matter to her. She works in a shop helping make violins and bows. Her father receives a letter, and she suddenly finds herself on the way to Pennsylvania... Pittsburgh to be exact. They make their way there on board a ship named for her, Rowena. A completely new life awaits with family she has never met.
In Pittsburgh, she finds her stubborn and out spoken Aunt Andra ready to change her into a lady ready for society. Wren is scared, nervous and frustrated! There is just so much to learn, and she doesn't feel as if she will ever live up to her Aunt's standards. She enters society with an employee of her grandfather, James Sackett, as her escort. The scenes are so descriptive that I find my own stomach tied in knots as she attends to her first public event. Oh how difficult change can be! Wren, however, may have changed on the outside, but her wonderful loving heart and shy spirit remain the same. The clothes and manners don't make her a lady, her true character does.
Wren finds two men in her circle. How is she suppose to know the right one? In trying to think of others first she makes a mistake...is it too late to correct it? Will Wren find true love in high society? Or is just perhaps not possibly given her upbringing?
Wren's situation tugged at my heart strings...I found myself in her shoes..wanting to find the nearest corner and hide. Yet, Wren is so willing to please those around her! She is so endearing with her shy and loving ways.Read more ›
Wren is a Kentucky girl. She doesn't take much care with her appearance. She wears her hair in a careless braid, with a mismatched wardrobe. It doesn't matter to her. She works in a shop helping make violins and bows. Her father receives a letter, and she suddenly finds herself on the way to Pennsylvania... Pittsburgh to be exact. They make their way there on board a ship named for her, Rowena. A completely new life awaits with family she has never met.
In Pittsburgh, she finds her stubborn and out spoken Aunt Andra ready to change her into a lady ready for society. Wren is scared, nervous and frustrated! There is just so much to learn, and she doesn't feel as if she will ever live up to her Aunt's standards. She enters society with an employee of her grandfather, James Sackett, as her escort. The scenes are so descriptive that I find my own stomach tied in knots as she attends to her first public event. Oh how difficult change can be! Wren, however, may have changed on the outside, but her wonderful loving heart and shy spirit remain the same. The clothes and manners don't make her a lady, her true character does.
Wren finds two men in her circle. How is she suppose to know the right one? In trying to think of others first she makes a mistake...is it too late to correct it? Will Wren find true love in high society? Or is just perhaps not possibly given her upbringing?
Wren's situation tugged at my heart strings...I found myself in her shoes..wanting to find the nearest corner and hide. Yet, Wren is so willing to please those around her! She is so endearing with her shy and loving ways.Read more ›
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I'm gonna tell it straight. I had a hard time getting into this book. No explanation for it. For some reason it took me quite a while to warm to it--the plot, the characters...
BUT THEN!......
Then all of a sudden Laura goes all Emeril Lagasse on me, "BAM!" And I was hooked. In one crazy moment everything came together and I couldn't put it down.
If you have read the first two books in this series you KNOW you will be swept away by this one and will be balling like a baby when it's over. These people are REAL, ok, don't try and tell me that they're not!!! *growling breath*
It's ok, I'm ok... I'll get through this.
Wren, granddaughter of Silas and Eden ('member them? oh yeah!), has come to New Hope, and as lovely as it is, she yearns for her simple life in Kentucky. Society sucks her into its frothing swells, drowning her with its lust for money and formality. She cares nothing for it. If not for the charming and courageous James Sackett she might have returned home long before. (Hey, if I were her I would have stayed around for sure!!) Wren is a wonderfully beautiful heroine. She's strong, yet quiet--she knows what she wants and yet she wants other to be happy and is willing to do what it takes to make that happen. I loved her. And wow. I love her name!
Let's talk about James real quick. He's an AMAZING hero. Really unassuming. I LOVED that. Just a kind, charming, regular kind of guy--and then--you get to know him more, and you see his depth, his courage and his willingness to sacrifice his life for others in a way that... GAH! And, not only that, he is super romantic and pretty much the perfect guy. So there you go. Want more? Oh there is more--READ THE BOOK!!!Read more ›
BUT THEN!......
Then all of a sudden Laura goes all Emeril Lagasse on me, "BAM!" And I was hooked. In one crazy moment everything came together and I couldn't put it down.
If you have read the first two books in this series you KNOW you will be swept away by this one and will be balling like a baby when it's over. These people are REAL, ok, don't try and tell me that they're not!!! *growling breath*
It's ok, I'm ok... I'll get through this.
Wren, granddaughter of Silas and Eden ('member them? oh yeah!), has come to New Hope, and as lovely as it is, she yearns for her simple life in Kentucky. Society sucks her into its frothing swells, drowning her with its lust for money and formality. She cares nothing for it. If not for the charming and courageous James Sackett she might have returned home long before. (Hey, if I were her I would have stayed around for sure!!) Wren is a wonderfully beautiful heroine. She's strong, yet quiet--she knows what she wants and yet she wants other to be happy and is willing to do what it takes to make that happen. I loved her. And wow. I love her name!
Let's talk about James real quick. He's an AMAZING hero. Really unassuming. I LOVED that. Just a kind, charming, regular kind of guy--and then--you get to know him more, and you see his depth, his courage and his willingness to sacrifice his life for others in a way that... GAH! And, not only that, he is super romantic and pretty much the perfect guy. So there you go. Want more? Oh there is more--READ THE BOOK!!!Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Dawn Kinzer
on September 19, 2014
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Rowena (Wren) Ballantyne loves her simple life in Kentucky where she and father, both skilled musicians, craft beautiful violins. But her father receives an unexpected letter that his father’s health is declining and his help is needed with the family business—one that he walked away from twenty years earlier out of necessity. For the first time in her life, Wren travels with him to meet her wealthy grandparents and extended family in Pennsylvania.
It doesn’t take long until Wren realizes that although many of her relatives are welcoming and kind, there are expectations of her as a Ballantyne. She must learn to eat, dress, and carry on conversation like a lady of standing. Rowena struggles to find her place in 1850s Pennsylvania society, but she agrees to a “season” where her sole purpose is to attract a suitable husband. Torn between family honor and the man she loves, Wren must decide if she’s going to be loyal to the family or her own heart.
Love’s Fortune is one more reason why I claim Laura Frantz as one of my favorite authors. Her writing style is elegant, and her ability to put the reader back into another time is unsurpassed.
Wren is someone I’d like to befriend. She’s genuine, through and through. Talented and beautiful, I’m in awe of her unselfish heart and willingness to do whatever is needed of her by the family, even when it comes at a cost to her. The author creates a wonderful hero in James Sacket. I enjoyed his backstory and connection to the family. Strong and intelligent, he’s also a self-sacrificing, gentle, and generous man. Both hero and heroine struggle between choosing what appears to be the “right thing” and what their hearts desire.Read more ›
It doesn’t take long until Wren realizes that although many of her relatives are welcoming and kind, there are expectations of her as a Ballantyne. She must learn to eat, dress, and carry on conversation like a lady of standing. Rowena struggles to find her place in 1850s Pennsylvania society, but she agrees to a “season” where her sole purpose is to attract a suitable husband. Torn between family honor and the man she loves, Wren must decide if she’s going to be loyal to the family or her own heart.
Love’s Fortune is one more reason why I claim Laura Frantz as one of my favorite authors. Her writing style is elegant, and her ability to put the reader back into another time is unsurpassed.
Wren is someone I’d like to befriend. She’s genuine, through and through. Talented and beautiful, I’m in awe of her unselfish heart and willingness to do whatever is needed of her by the family, even when it comes at a cost to her. The author creates a wonderful hero in James Sacket. I enjoyed his backstory and connection to the family. Strong and intelligent, he’s also a self-sacrificing, gentle, and generous man. Both hero and heroine struggle between choosing what appears to be the “right thing” and what their hearts desire.Read more ›
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