On a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door
of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Just months from
becoming a master blacksmith himself, Silas is determined to finish his
apprenticeship and move west. But Liege soon discovers that Silas is a
prodigious worker and craftsman and endeavors to keep him in York. Silas
becomes interested in both of Liege's daughters, the gentle and
faith-filled Eden and the clever and high-spirited Elspeth. When he
chooses one, will the other's jealousy destroy their love?
In
this sweeping family saga set in western Pennsylvania, one man's choices
in love and work, in friends and enemies, set the stage for generations
to come.
Love's Reckoning is the first entry in The Ballantyne
Legacy, a rich, multi-layered historical quartet from talented writer
Laura Frantz, beginning in the late 1700s and following the Ballantyne
family through the end of the Civil War.
Available in e-book and paperback.
