And during all of that, a blooming relationship. There’s so much more going on–the tenuous peace between the colonists and the Powhatans, the duplicity of some of the less-than-moral colonists, and the turmoil that both Selah’s and Xander’s families are in at different times during the story. But it’s not the main focus of the book, and even the main climax of the book doesn’t revolve around it. Yes, the romance is there, and it’s sweet and innocent, just how I like it.
I much prefer the latter, and fortunately, this is just that type of story. And then there are some books that are billed as romance, but have so much more depth to the story than just how the two main characters end up together. There are some books that are billed as romance and that’s clearly all the story is meant to be about. As Selah and Xander, separately and together, deal with the treachery of both man and nature, they begin to feel a pull toward each other. He is also the wealthiest tobacco baron in the colony and quite married to his work. Alexander Renick is a widow who has strong ties to the nearby Powhatan people, his late wife being a Powhatan princess. Though she is well past the marrying age, she has preferred to help her father, rather than take a husband. Selah Hopewell and her family work as merchants, providing goods for those in and around the town.
1634 Virginia is a dangerous place, but the colonists in James Towne are determined to make a life in the New World.
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