This is an adventurous Historical Fiction novel with a love story, set on Coastal Massachusetts in 1673. The author fictionalizes one of her ancestors in this story which has well-developed, believable, and sympathetic characters. This book is also a prequel to Kent's previous title, The Heretics Daughter.Plot Summary: Martha Allen is loaned out to her cousin, who is expecting her third child, to help on the family homestead not far from Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600's. Thomas Carrier is also working on the land in order to earn a parcel of land owned by Martha's cousin and husband. But Thomas has a former life that must remain secret in order for him to survive and prosper in the New World. There are enemies searching for Thomas in order to return him to England where his story began.
The book gives the reader a view of early American life in the colonies and the hardships that early settlers endured in order to live in a world that is inhabited by marauding wolves and Indians who are not above kidnapping unsuspecting victims. The settlers have brought diseases and are encroaching upon the Indians sacred hunting grounds. The story of Thomas' prior life eventually unfurls and answers questions Martha has about the man she has grown to love. This is a tale of romance and courage.
Similar reads might be: Deceptions: a Jamestown Novel by Marilyn Clay or The Widow's War by Sally Gunning.
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