His lands are vast, his crops are prized, and his position as a mediator between the colonists and the powerful Powhatan nation surrounding them makes him indispensable.
Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family’s shop. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. A truly delightful read! I'd give this one 4.Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed.
Selah and Xander’s relationship builds over the book, along with the turbulent times and good and bad inhabitants of James Towne and the burgeoning colony. His wife was the favored daughter of the Powhatan chief, who tragically died (I read glimpses of Pocahontas and John Smith in their back story). Xander (Alexander Renick) is a prosperous tobacco grower who is well respected, both with the colonials and the Naturals (Powhatan nation of Indians). She is tasked to help with the “tobacco brides” that have recently arrived on the shores of the New World. Selah Hopewell is happy helping her father with his cape merchant business and has no desire to marry. This one is set in James Towne in the Virginia colony around 1642 or 1643. It has been a while since I have read a historical book by Laura Frantz and I had forgotten just how much I love her writing and how caught up in the story I get! This one was no different and I blew through it in 3 days (not bad for a 400+ page book for me).
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