It is 1704 when Genevieve Gaillain and her sister board a French
ship headed for the Louisiana colony as mail-order brides. Both
have promised to marry one of the rough-and-tumble Canadian men in
this New World in order to escape religious persecution in the Old
World. Genevieve knows life won't be easy, but at least here she
can establish a home and family without fear of beheading. But when
she falls in love with Tristan Lanier, an expatriate cartographer
whose courageous stand for fair treatment of native peoples has
made him decidedly unpopular in the young colony, Genevieve
realizes that even in this land of liberty one is not guaranteed
peace. And a secret she harbors could mean the undoing of the
colony itself.
Gulf Coast native Beth White brings vividly to life the hot, sultry
south in this luscious, layered story of the lengths we must go to
in order to be true to ourselves, our faith, and our deepest
loves.
She's come to the New World to escape a perilous past. But
has it followed her to these far shores?
It is 1704 when Frenchwoman Geneviève Gaillain and her sister board
the frigate Pélican bound for the distant Louisiana colony.
Both have promised to marry one of the rough men toiling in this
strange new world in order to escape suffering in the old.
Geneviève knows life won't be easy, but at least here she can
establish a home and family without fear of persecution for her
outlawed religious beliefs.
When she falls in love with Tristan Lanier, an expatriate
cartographer-turned-farmer whose checkered past is shrouded in
mystery, Geneviève realizes that even in this land of liberty one
is not guaranteed peace. Trouble is brewing outside the fort
between the French colonists and the native people surrounding
them. And an even more sinister enemy may lurk within. Could the
secret Geneviève harbors mean the undoing of the colony
itself?
Gulf Coast native Beth White brings vividly to life the hot, sultry
South in this luscious, layered tale.
"Fresh as a gulf breeze, The Pelican Bride is the perfect
pairing of history and romance. Finely tuned characters and a
setting second to none make this a remarkable, memorable story.
Beth White's foray into colonial Louisiana is historical romance of
the highest quality."--Laura Frantz, author of Love's
Reckoning and Love's Awakening
"Not your usual setting, not your usual historical romance--The
Pelican Bride breaks new ground in the historical genre.
Choosing to write a story set in the French colony that became
Mobile, Alabama, draws the reader into a new and exciting period. A
winning beginning to a new historical series."--Lyn Cote,
author of The Wilderness Brides series
Beth White's day job is teaching music at an inner-city high
school in historic Mobile, Alabama. A native Mississippian, her
passion is writing historical romance with a southern drawl. Her
novels have won the American Christian Fiction Writers' Carol
Award, the RT Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award, and the
Inspirational Reader's Choice Award. Learn more at
www.bethwhite.net.
Beth White's day job is teaching music at an inner-city high school in historic Mobile, Alabama. A native Mississippian, she is a pastor's wife, mother of two, and grandmother of one--so far. Her hobbies include playing flute and pennywhistle and painting, but her real passion is writing historical romance with a Southern drawl. Her novels have won the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award, the RT Book Club Reviewers Choice Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award. Visit www.bethwhite.net for more information.