Love's Reckoning (The Ballantyne Legacy Book #1): A Novel

Laura Frantz

Sep 2012 · The Ballantyne Legacy Book 1 · Baker Books

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

Ok read. Words being jumbled together made the reading a lil difficult. Overly religious sometimes unnecessarily which in a way hindered the story line and slowed the flow quite a bit.

Although this edition had errors with words being run together, the story is captivating from beginning to end. Eden and Silas are well developed characters and I loved their story. I can not wait to begin the next book.

Loved the story. Couldn't put it down

About the author

Laura Frantz is a lover of history, is the author of The Frontiersman's Daughter, Courting Morrow Little, and The Colonel's Lady, and currently lives in the misty woods of Washington with her husband and two sons.