Mountain Laurel, Lori Benton
Mountain Laurel, Lori Benton
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Mountain Laurel

Author: Lori Benton

Series: Kindred

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 16 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

North Carolina, 1793
Ian Cameron, a Boston cabinetmaker turned frontier trapper, has come to Mountain Laurel hoping to remake himself yet again―into his planter uncle’s heir. No matter how uneasily the role of slave owner rests upon his shoulders. Then he meets Seona―beautiful, artistic, and enslaved to his kin.

Seona has a secret: she’s been drawing for years, ever since that day she picked up a broken slate to sketch a portrait. When Ian catches her at it, he offers her opportunity to let her talent flourish, still secretly, in his cabinetmaking shop. Taking a frightening leap of faith, Seona puts her trust in Ian. A trust that leads to a deeper, more complicated bond.

As fascination with Seona turns to love, Ian can no longer be the man others have wished him to be. Though his own heart might prove just as untrustworthy a guide, he cannot simply walk away from those his kin enslaves. With more lives than his and Seona’s in the balance, the path Ian chooses now will set the course for generations of Camerons to come.

A story of choice and consequence, of bondage and freedom, of faith and family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori on August 20, 2020

Started 2004, April 10 Finished 2019, December 31 Release date: 2020, September 1 Dates reflect how long this book took to research, write, wait for a publishing home, edit, and release. [6/28/20] I want to share about Mountain Laurel's very long journey to publication, and my hope for this book. Altho......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on November 09, 2020

It is 1793, and Ian Cameron has returned to Mountain Laurel, his uncle’s plantation in North Carolina, where he spent time as a boy. Now a grown man, he is being groomed as his uncle’s heir. When Ian sees Seona for the first time, he is immediately captivated by her green eyes and does not realize s......more

Goodreads review by (Katie) Paperbacks on July 25, 2024

I finally finished this beauty after three years on my shelves 😅. It was a very good and emotional read. There were times I didn't enjoy the character of Ian, but I could also see the growth he was going through and his journey back to the Lord. I really like Seona and I hope we get to see more of h......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on June 30, 2020

Every year, there are two or three book releases I look forward to more than any other...and Lori Benton's books are ALWAYS on that list. She is one of my very, very, verrrrry favorite authors and I truly believe she is one of the most gifted storytellers writing today. I'm really not exaggerating w......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on November 04, 2020

I am impressed every time I read a book by this author. Each new book I read by Lori Benton becomes my favorite by her and I think to myself she couldn't possibly top her last book but somehow she manages to do it. The research she puts into each book is incredible and I was interested in reading more......more