by Laura Frantz | Jul 24, 2020 | at my desk, Books, Heroes and Heroines, Historical Fiction, History, Inspiration, Uncategorized
I’m awaiting the final pages for Tidewater Bride, a last review/reading before the book goes to print. My last visit to Jamestown was solo on an overcast spring day. Solo research trips are one of the most wonderful things on earth! I took these pictures, including...
by Laura Frantz | Jun 25, 2020 | Book Covers, Books, Historical Fiction, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia Colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family’s shop. And now she is in charge of an...
by Laura Frantz | Jun 17, 2020 | Books, Historical Fiction, History, Home, how readers help, Novel News, Reading, Uncategorized
It’s that wonderful time of almost summer when I just pressed SEND and returned galleys of Tidewater Bride to my publisher & am now almost ready to share the new cover while awaiting the final pages to read one last time before the book goes to print. I...
by Laura Frantz | Jun 10, 2020 | Authors, Book Covers, Books, Uncategorized
Some publishing houses are known for their beautiful cover art and I’m happy my publisher- Revell – is one of them. Cover reveals are one of my favorite parts of publishing so it’s a joy to share some upcoming historical fiction that recently caught...
by Laura Frantz | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
What inspires a novel or character? Sometimes it’s simply an image like this one. When I first saw it I knew I was looking at the heroine in my twelfth historical novel, Tidewater Bride. She embodies Selah Hopewell, the enduring, emotionally torn daughter of...
by Laura Frantz | May 7, 2020 | Book Covers, Books, History, Inspiration, Novel News, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing News
There’s something magical about a new cover. When that file pops up in my inbox from my publisher’s art director, it’s indescribable! Now that it’s May and catalog time for booksellers, I’ve just seen the cover for my 12th novel,...
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