The Colonel's Lady

By Laura Frantz

Book Overview

Can love survive the secrets kept buried within a tormented heart?

Roxanna Rowan may be a genteel Virginia woman, but she is determined to brave the wilds of the untamed frontier to reach a remote Kentucky fort. Eager to reunite with her father, who serves under Colonel Cassius McLinn, Roxanna is devastated to find that her father has been killed on a campaign.

Penniless and out of options, Roxanna is forced to remain at the fort. As she spends more and more time with the fiery Colonel McLinn, the fort is abuzz with intrigue and innuendo. Can Roxanna truly know who the colonel is--and what he's done?

Immerse yourself in this powerful story of love, faith, and forgiveness set in the tumultuous world of the frontier in 1779.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080073341X
• ISBN13: 9780800733414
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

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This was my fourth Laura Frantz book that I have read. It takes place mostly in a fort in the Kentucky wilderness during the American Revolution. This story is about Roxana Rowan, a spinster who after some tragic cercumstances decides to travel out to the fort her father is stationed at. When she arrives she finds out her father is on a campaign. When he never returns our heroine finds out that after a promise the Colonel Cassius McLinn made to her father and the growing hostilities outside of the fort that she is forced to stay. During this time she gets to know the colonel and see all his different sides. Little does she know as she begins to develope deeper feelings for Cassius, he holds a dark secret in his heart. As always Frantz's beautiful descriptons of the places and scenery pull you in and you feel like you are actually there. She does not dissappoint with her characters either. The main characters Roxie and Cass are wonderful. I love the beautiful message about faith and forgivness. However, I feel there are some things that were not needed. Roxie's inner struggle after Cass tells her his dark secret seems to go on a bit too long and seems to draw away from other aspects of the story. I would have liked to see Roxie and Cass work together to solve a mystery that Roxie discovered. At some point it just felt thrown in and not important and at some point forgotten until it is thrown in again at the end. At times the story seemed a bit too dramatic and a lot seemed to be going on. Also there are some things readers should know as this has a Christian label as these things may bother some. Drinking and prostitution are mentioned quite a bit albeit described in a tasetful way. Also there is murder, an attempted murder, a suicide, and an attempted suicide. Though it is a clean Christian romance the kissing scenes may be a bit much for some and are much more detailed compared to Frantz's other books I've read. Laura Frantz is an amazing writer and I have enjoyed her other books I've read. This one, though I love the concept, was not my favorite book of hers. However, if you like dramatic stories and the things I mentioned do not concern you, you may really enjoy this.