Book Review: A Bound Heart by Laura Frantz


A Bound Heart - Laura Frantz - 4.5 Stars - A Captivating Christian Historical Romance!

A Bound Heart by Laura Frantz is a captivating Christian Historical Romance that will transport readers to 18th-century Scotland and Colonial Virginia. We have a richly detailed setting, complex characters, and a beautiful love story. As someone who found her love for Scotland through books like Outlander but am now looking for clean reads that have the same atmosphere, this gave me everything I was looking for in that regard. It’s so nice to read a story in 1700s Scotland, around the time of the Culloden War, plus on the brink of the American Revolution and have a story that is clean and have faith elements! Thank you, Laura Frantz, for bringing the characters and story to life!

This is the story of Magnus MacLeish and Lark MacDougall. They grew up on the same castle grounds and Magnus is now the Laird of the great house and the Isle of Kerrera. Lark is the keeper of the bees there and helps his wife’s fertility issues with elixirs and healing herbs. One day, his wife dies suddenly, and Lark and Magnus find themselves under some outrageous accusations. They are sent away from their island and start new in the Virginia Colony. Lark finds herself a caretaker of a newborn little boy and we see so many twists and turns in the story as they embark on this new beginning.

This was SO close to a 5-star read for me, I think many of you will LOVE it too! I wanted a little bit more of Lark and Magnus together, maybe an epilogue of sorts and while I didn’t love some of the love triangle bits, these moments definitely contributed to the emotional depth of the story with the ending. Overall, such a compelling historical romance that brought us a great Scottish love story!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5697409190
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rvSm6Z
Baker Book House: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/39059 

YouTube Video Review: https://youtu.be/72VyCcYGEx4

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  1. Priscilla BettisJuly 20, 2023 at 5:59 AM

    Hi Amanda, nice book review blog! Easy to navigate, nice aesthetics, lots of great reviews! -Priscilla (Vera Day)

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