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What Happens When You Throw an English Beauty into the Jacobite Rebellion?

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Author of popular colonial Christian historical fiction, Laura Frantz just released a new book that you've got to hear about. via @chautonahavig

If you haven’t seen the stunning cover of The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz yet, I feel like I should ask if you’ve been feeling okay. It’s been everywhere, and I’ve been drooling. So when I saw that I was going to get to chat with Laura about this book, let’s just say I was a wee bit excited.  I mean… Scotland. Jacobite Rebellion. What’s not to love? Listen in to all about Everard (did you see that name!) and Blythe’s story and the upcoming novels as well!

Laura Frantz Laura Frantz

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What Happens When You Throw an English Beauty into the Jacobite Rebellion?

Beloved author of books like The Lacemaker and Courting Morrow Little, Laura Frantz writes a lot of historical fiction in colonial America, but as with her most recent release, she’s also dipping her toe into the other side of the pond in Scotland as well.

Laura and I chatted about where the idea for The Rose and the Thistle came from (her family history inspired some of it!) came from, how one of the characters has the name of her first “boyfriend,” and even compared the Presbyterian persecution of Catholics in early eighteenth-century Scotland with the Catholic persecution of the Huguenots in France.

We got a glimpse of her next book (about the Canadian Acadians!) as well as word that she’s five chapters into another book set in Scotland. EEEP!  I’m so excited for both of them. Let’s just say I have my reading cut out for me!

For readers looking for which books to try next while waiting for her next book, Laura Frantz recommends those two books above. The Lacemaker (if you’re looking for a more genteel story) or Courting Morrow Little (if you want something more frontier). Oh, and I said someone recommended it?  I think it might have been Pegg Thomas!

The Rose and Thistle- Laura FrantzThe Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz

In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley’s father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known.

No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with the clothes on her back and her mistress in tow. He has his own problems–a volatile brother with dangerous political leanings, an estate to manage, and a very young brother in need of comfort and direction in the wake of losing his father. It would be best for everyone if he could send this misfit heiress on her way as soon as possible.

Drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue, shifting alliances, and ambitions, Lady Blythe must be careful whom she trusts. Her fortune, her future, and her very life are at stake. Those who appear to be adversaries may turn out to be allies–and those who pretend friendship may be enemies.

You can learn more about this book and upcoming books on Laura’s WEBSITE.

AND!!!  Laura’s book IS 30% off with FREE shipping!  So if you want to grab one o those other books with free shipping, you can probably get two for about twenty-five dollars… with free shipping! Here’s a LINK!

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Episode 204: A Chat with Sarah Sundin about The Sound of Light
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A chat with Sarah Sundin is always fun, so when I learned we’d be discussing her upcoming release, The Sound of Light, last October, I was excited. Well… we chatted, and it’s finally time to share that interview. Listen in to what the title means, where Sarah came up with it, and the delightful story that she’s got waiting for us. I’m glad this episode came out in time for me to get the 40% off and free shipping deal from Baker because I apparently didn’t order it back when we chatted!

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How I Fell in Love With This Haunting Title

I didn’t know much about Denmark and WWII, so chatting with Sarah about The Sound of Light shed definite light (no pun intended) on the history of the Danes and how they stood up to Hitler… and got away with it (for the most part).

The Sound of Light tells the story of a physicist who meets a “slow, dull” guy who intrigues her in spite of herself. Come on… if that doesn’t grab you… Maybe the fact that this slow dude is really an Olympic rower in disguise who uses his father’s company as a front for who he is and how he helps Jews escape?  Yeah. That.

As always, Sarah Sundin has done her research and the result is a gripping story of resistance, protection, and ultimately love for God, our fellow man, and maybe… each other.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for my copy of The Sound of Light to arrive.

The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin

When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden.

American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research–her life’s dream. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement’s legendary Havmand–the merman–and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide.

When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter future.

You can also grab this book from Baker Book House at 40% off with free shipping! (which is cheaper than the Kindle version!)

And you can learn more about Sarah Sundin on her WEBSITE.

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Oh, and home to Twice Sold Tales, a charming bookstore in a charming town--but not for long.  Unless Milton arrives with his trusty parrotlet, Atticus (not Finch!), this local gem of a store may soon be out of print--so to speak.

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Some might blame owner Harper Brevig. Let's face it. Her "bookside manner" isn't much to write home about (although I did write a book about it...). But no, she's making enough money, and she's not spending too much money (much to her disgust), so where's it going?

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