Gulf Coast Chronicles: The Pelican Bride (Series #01) (Hardcover)

from squiresj

There is history, romance, danger and secrets to be had in this book. An adventure from 1700s. Genevieve and her sister arrive in the New World with a promise to marry one of the men. They do not find it as they hoped. Tristan tries to avoid helping the French settle the colony yet keeps getting ...

from alekee

Like people through the ages, Frenchwoman, Geneviéve Gaillain has come to the Louisiana Colony more or less for religious freedom. Her father was murdered for his Huguenot Christian Faith, and Geneviéve was imprisoned for also shooting and killing a guard who was taking her father. Escaping Franc...

from PamelaJo

A Fascinating Story! This is the first time I've read a novel by Beth White and I'm very impressed! The Pelican Bride is set in the early 18th Century Mobile region of the Louisiana Territory. This is an era of history of which I know little about. I learned much while reading this fascinating bo...

from Becky_L

Breathtaking portrayal of life in New France! Beth White makes history come alive in vivid detail with beautiful, spoiled French belles; puffed-up, money-hungry "aristocrats" ruling the colony;French traders who question their loyalty to the crown, but detest England; and the native Indians, who ...

from Moonpie72

What a fantastic historical fiction novel! This is my favorite genre to begin with but this book was amazing! Two young sisters, Genevieve and Aimee Gaillain, take a perilous journey to the Louisiana colony in 1704 as mail order brides. Their transport, the French ship the Pelican seems to be the...