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A Heart Adrift: A Novel Paperback – January 4, 2022

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"Full of rich historical detail, this title is rooted in its time yet filled with issues that resonate today such as racial inequalities, economic injustice, and a pandemic."--Library Journal starred review

"A redemptive story of war, regrets, romance, and an attempt to heal old wounds."--Woman's World

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It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she's never quite recovered. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life.

Captain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a dream he once shared with Esmée. But when the colonial government asks him to lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future is plunged into uncertainty.

Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart, or can their shared vision and dedication to the colonial cause heal the wounds of the past? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz whisks you away to a time fraught with peril--on the sea and in the heart--in this redemptive, romantic story.
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A Virginia chocolatier and a privateering sea captain collide once more after a failed love affair a decade before. Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart? Or will a new shared vision reunite them?

"A Heart Adrift is a lush treatise on love lost and found at the intersection of ambition and desire. While Esmee endeared me as a woman with agency and intellect persevering against the rigid constructs of her time period, Henri's passion to forge a life with the woman he loves while encroaching danger looms awakened every last one of my romantic sensibilities. Laura Frantz's rich tapestry of history and heroism is destined to dazzle readers of Susanna Kearsley and Diana Gabaldon-- all while luring new fans with its intricate plot, delicious pacing and welcome intrigue. This long established queen of epic historical fiction is at the height of her game. And I know I speak for many when I happily say: I cannot wait to see where she sweeps us away to next! "
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"The perfect blend of history, faith, and love in all its forms, this tale of second chances and brave choices swept me away. Laura Frantz brings colonial coastal Virginia to life so well, I could almost taste the salty sea breeze. Expertly crafted and elegantly penned, A Heart Adriftproves once again why this author ranks among my all-time favorites. Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction."
Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City

"Laura Frantz has a way with story, lacing her books with hope and starlight. A Heart Adriftcontains a considerable amount of both. It's a sweetly satisfying novel that is as addictive as the chocolates Esmée Shaw creates and Henri Lennox craves. A slow-burn romance aches with longing and the possibility of second chances, but it's the relationship between vastly different sisters that stole my heart: gentle Esmée, who finds all she's ever wanted against the backdrop of crashing waves and an isolated island, and vivacious Eliza, a woman who discovers everything she was always meant to be in the loss of all she thought she was.
"A Heart Adrift firmly anchors readers during the stirrings of the hardly remembered French and Indian War. And in the middle of that storm, it shines a light on providential grace and the beauty of redemptive love."
Kimberly Duffy, author of A Tapestry of Light and Every Word Unsaid

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A Virginia chocolatier and a privateering sea captain collide once more after a failed love affair a decade before. Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart? Or will a new shared vision reunite them?

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell (January 4, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800734971
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800734978
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
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Bestselling, award-winning author, Laura Frantz, has been writing stories since age seven. She is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century and her novels 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. Proud of her heritage, she is also a Daughter of the American Revolution. Though she will always consider Kentucky home, she and her husband live in Washington State.

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. Foreign language editions include French, Dutch, Spanish, Slovakian, German & Polish.

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Battles of the heart, battles at sea! God over all!
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Battles of the heart, battles at sea! God over all!
I've been spending time with Esmée and Henri this week..Love lost, love regained. Faith challenged, faith renewed. Dreams forgotten, dreams renewed. Battles of the heart, battles at sea.This story put me through the full range of emotions in such a good way! I fell in love with Esmée. Her heart and character is who I aim to be! She sees the absolute good in people and has a heart of gold and seeks out those forgotten. We have all felt forgotten in life at some time, in some way....how good it feels to have someone come along even when we aren't at our best yet they say I see the best in you! I loved seeing Eliza's character develop as well! She was a character that grew on me more and more as the story unfolded. By the end of the book I wanted her to have her own story! And oh Henri! Who doesn't want a Henri!? Read the book and you will see!.I love how Laura's books challenge me to be better, do better, and lean just a little harder into Jesus! She is a master storyteller in my eyes!
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Phyllis R
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Esme and Henri’s Story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I Love Esme and Henri’s story!

Beyond the beautiful book cover, this historical romance set in 18th century Virginia is a well written story that steals your heart from beginning to end. With a swoony sea captain, a beautiful chocolatier, and an island lighthouse, this second chance romance embraces all of the elements of a great love story while also including a host of historical details and a beautiful spiritual arc.

I read this book with both the ebook and audiobook and thoroughly enjoyed Barbara McCulloh’s interpretation of Henri and the other characters. Although she falls out of character here in there, her intonations and diction added an authentic flair to the story and gave life to a broad cast of characters.

This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Second chance for love recklessly thrown away
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
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A lighthouse, whether plain or exquisitely fashioned, is a thing of special beauty because of its noble purpose – to guide seafarers through the hazards of a treacherous and sometimes stormy sea into the welcoming embrace of a safe and peaceful harbor. While much of the storyline occurs in York and Williamsburg, A Heart Adrift revolves around the completion of a lighthouse on Virginia’s Indigo Island, a project begun and abandoned years before.

First and foremost, A Heart Adrift is a well-told love story, but it is far more than a romantic tale about two people falling into love. It is historically interesting and enlightening, set in a period little noticed in modern fiction, when the American Colonies were allied with Britain against France, which had its own ambitions to colonize the North American continent.

The central character is Esmée Shaw, a chocolatier on the brink of becoming a spinster. A love affair truncated on unsatisfactory terms ten years earlier left both Esmée and Captain Henri Lennox, her erstwhile lover, in the throes of unrequited love. Esmée comes from a distinguished family, but she is immune to the glitz and glamour of elevated social status, as seen in her compassionate care for the indigents at the almshouse where she selflessly supplies the needs of those seen by society as being beneath her station. Like Jesus’ parable of the Samaritan man, Esmée’s life vividly illustrates the principle of supply meeting need by a providential hand, even against societal barriers. Esmée even makes silk flowers to place on the graves of strangers who lost their lives at sea in a violent winter storm.

Henri, the second-most central character, is a sea-going privateer – some would uncharitably call him a pirate. In a time when racial bigotry was rampant, the Captain has a wonderfully integrated crew. He is highly esteemed by Esmée’s father, Admiral Barnabas Shaw, and others in the Colonial government who know that Henri’s value to the cause is incalculable. Though his services are sought by the governing powers, the Captain has grown weary of life at sea and desires a more settled life and a place to be at home.

Eliza, Esmée’s lovely and gregarious younger sister and wife of Lord Drysdale, is larger than life. Every moment brings the effervescent Lady Drysdale a new adventure to be enjoyed to the fullest. But the things of high society that Eliza delights in are among those King Solomon might have called vanity and striving after wind. Like a child, Eliza proves to be mercurial, not easily adjusting to minor disappointments, and far less to cruel calamity. Eliza’s character is perhaps the most complex in the story, her life replete with lessons.

No review would be complete without a mention of Nathaniel (Ned) Autrey, Captain Lennox’ chaplain on the cusp of retiring from life on the sea. Nathaniel is a man who acts in unfeigned harmony with his faith. It is impossible to anticipate what Ned’s place in the story will be, and one wonders after the last page is read if perhaps the former chaplain’s part is even then an untold story.

The narrative unfolds in segments alternating between Esmée’s and Henri’s point of view. He, upon a compelling call to duty by Virginia’s governor and council, must decide whether to remain in Virginia just when there appears to be a possibility of reawakening the love he and Esmée foolishly and selfishly cast aside years ago, or to heed the call and fight against the French. A Heart Adrift drives home the truth that in willing hearts, time and maturity can soften harsh attitudes and unreasonable demands and lead to reconsideration of rash ultimatums.

Ms. Frantz’ mastery of the people’s customs and peculiarities of speech as driven by her characters’ ethnicity, language, and way of life – even their food - is impeccable. Her delivery of the story to the written page is artful and captivating to the reader. It is little wonder that Laura Frantz has joined the ranks of the premier Christian historical fiction writers of our time.
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L Watson
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed following the characters
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023
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I loved the setting for this story and watching the characters handle the many stresses of life in Colonial America. Two sisters who could not be less alike, war, disease, and longing hearts fill the pages. A story of redemption. And chocolate only makes the story better. :-)

I have recently added Audible to my amazon account. I am learning narrators' styles. Personally, I found this narrator's slightly choppy style a distraction.
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J. M. Hochstetler
5.0 out of 5 stars Can a lost love be regained?
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022
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Laura Frantz’s latest release A Heart Adrift, is a story of lost love regained that’s as delectable as the chocolates Esmèe Shaw crafts in her shop in York—modern-day Yorktown—Virginia. Over ten years of separation, Esmèe and her former fiancé Captain Henri Lennox developed a maturity they lacked when they first planned to wed. Each gained a wider view of the world and how they fit into it. After Henri’s return their paths increasingly intersect when both are drawn to serve others through the talents, gifts, and particular calling God ordained for their lives. But as the lingering hurt of their past gradually dispels and the possibility of a new relationship arises, one based on a firmer foundation than before, they have to question whether this is the right choice for their lives. Once lost, can true love indeed be regained? Or will a looming war and the path of service lead them in different directions?

Deeply researched and beautifully written, A Heart Adrift is filled with evocative descriptions and memorable characters. A strong faith theme undergirds the plot, making Esmèe’s and Henri’s tentative exploration of a future together believable and moving. Fans will be delighted with the depth of characterization and exquisite, unhurried narrative that are hallmarks of Frantz’s novels.
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Kathleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t rush. Savor it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023
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Like fine chocolate, Laura Frantz’s books are to be savored, and none more than this one set in my favorite happy places of Williamsburg and Yorktown, VA, during my favorite American historical period. She never fails to satisfy with her painstaking historical detail, perfectly chosen quotes and metaphors, language accuracy and style, but most of all writing a story that is romantic, captivating and spiritually strong in tone and delivery. As are most of her books, it is longer than the standard romance fare, but don’t rush. Savor it and let the beauty of it resonate with your own spiritual and life struggles while enjoying the romance of Henri and Esmee.
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