Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday hosted at Reading is my Super Power. It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m delighted to feature The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz. I really enjoy her books and have read all but one.
Royal Vale Plantation, Virginia
February 1774
Amid the timeless silence of the verdigris parlor, Juliet remained seated in her Chippendale chair… for the third hour.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Virginia plantation life is all she has ever known.
But could the life she was meant to live be waiting on a distant shore?
In 1774, Juliet Catesby lives with her father and sister at Royal Vale, the James River plantation founded by her Virginia family over a century before. Indigo cultivation is her foremost concern, though its export tethers her family to the powerful Buchanan clan of Glasgow, Scotland.
When the heir of the Buchanan firm arrives on their shores, Juliet discovers that her father has arranged for one of his daughters to marry the Scot as a means of canceling the family’s crippling debt. Confident it will be her younger, lovelier sister, Juliet is appalled when Leith Buchanan selects her instead.
Despite her initial refusal, Juliet realizes that fleeing Virginia is her only choice after finding herself in the midst of a scandal. The ship just leaving the harbor for Glasgow is her only hope. But she will soon realize that being part of the complex and calculating Buchanan clan is not the sanctuary she imagined–and the man who saved her from ruin is the very one she must now save in return.
426 pages Revell Publisher December 3,2024 publication date
Will you be reading this one? I hope to soon.
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8 replies on “First Line Friday”
Looks good!
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Looking forward to it. Her books are so good.
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They are!
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From Women Heroes of the American Revolution: In 1774, before the start of the Revolution, Penelope Barker, a charming and capable woman, was the leader of one of the first women’s political actions in the American Colonies: the Edenton Tea Party.
PS Edenton had been the colonial capitol of North Carolina earlier in the 16th century.
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I’ve never heard of this of course the Boston Tea party we’ve all heard of. I’d like to read more about the leader and other women involved in this. Thanks for the heads up on the piece of history.
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Most welcome.
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If you enjoy this book, may I recommend The Indigo Girl. It is a beautiful historical fiction account of a teenage girl in Charleston, SC, who produced indigo dye, which in truth became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina. I really loved it. And need to add this to my list.
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Sounds similar and Luke a fascinating book. Thank you for the recommendation. I am always looking for book recommendations.
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