The Pelican Bride

I read a lot of historical fiction, and I have not yet read a story in the 1600s set in Louisiana and that location in general attracted me as well as broadening my experience through the ages. I'm not familiar with Beth White, and I believed that this is her debut book in the historical markets that I roam around in filling my imagination with stories; however, I have since discovered that she does in fact have some Love Inspired Historicals as well as many contemporary novels published as Elizabeth White. After this novel, I definitely will be looking for the rest of the Gulf Coast Chronicles series as well as other stories to come from Beth White in the future. (According to Goodreads, there is more than one author by this name, so be aware of which one you're looking for.)

The first thing, this book, The Pelican Bride has going for it is cover beauty. The model chosen for the bride image has breathtaking eyes and the dress is so detailed with accessories that imagining it staying crisp and clean in the watery-muddy setting of the Louisiane is fascinating on it's own. While not a fast paced story, this is an intriguing and entertaining story that can make a reader really think about their opinions on the matters that our dear Genevieve Gallian faces as well as our hero Tristan Lanier. Like most books these days I have an opinion of how I want to have things end up for our characters, but so many things in this plot kept me interested and in full desire to turn the pages on-going. For a bit I was curious about the Alabaman Indian wife Niki and her tough situation wondering how she would fit in to the rest of the characters' world... yet I kept trekking in the novel and enjoyed it as I did so. This is a lovely story on the cover and the page.

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This book is written for history-devourers like me! I loved the in-depth research evident in this and the feeling of authenticity that all the details provided. It is quite light on the romance except for one chapter of the wedding that might have the book better suited to older audiences (16+). I actually felt that the hero's brother Marc-Antoine actually had more words devoted to his love story than Tristan himself did. It was pleasant to read such a solid historical fiction, and I would be comfortable recommending this to both men and women.

I liked Genevieve, Tristan, Marc-Antoine, Aimee, Nika, Deerfoot, and most of the other colorful characters that populate this title. Although, after Genevieve and Tristan, my favorite is Nika, I'd love to read a story about Aimee and what happened to her. It's a solid debut novel, and I look forward to Beth White's next title.