Those who know me ken the love I have for Scotland. More of my family ancestry is rooted in the history of that wild county than not so whenever I come across a story that takes place in Scotland, you can be sure that it will find its way to my shelves–or Audible library.

The Rose and The Thistle is intriguing, captivating, and enthralling. I found myself absorbed in the storytelling as Lady Blythe and Edverard navigated a Jacobite insurgence while staying true to their families and faith. Both are on opposing camps but I love that they discovered that at the end of it all, they both had a deep faith in God that would carry them through. Laura Frantz crafted a masterpiece of a book that weaved history, faith, and fiction beautifully together as she set me right in the middle of the borderlands of Scotland. I couldn’t get enough of her talent and I am sure I have found a new-to-me favorite author (I’ve never read one of her books just because of the length. I have been missing out.)

 And Amy Scanlon made it all better. 

Amy Scanlon offered a new level of enjoyment to this story that I have not yet experienced. Her shifting between proper English and thick Scottish brogue was a treat to my ears. Her slow timber when Edverard or one of the other men seeking to the pitchy tone of the youngest brother to the hurried words of the Scottish women brought me right into the room. And the way she read Lady Blythe with whistful and melodious. I really couldn’t get enough. 

Now, I am off to buy a copy of The Rose and the Thistle in paperback.