Sword of the Wild Rose

the long version

Ruth Carmichael Ellinger thoroughly researched her Scottish American ancestry while crafting this historical novel set in the frontier territories of North America in the years preceding the Revolutionary War. The story revolves around the broadsword-wielding Derick Davidson who lands in Boston after escaping British authorities in his native Scotland. He befriends Daniel Morgan, a militia commander from Virginia who helps him escape the British again. In Virginia, Morgan introduces him to his neighbors and their teenaged daughter, Kearan. She will figure prominently in his life. Over the course of several years, Derick becomes a skilled rifleman and is asked to help the Patriots in their coming conflict with England. He refuses, citing Scotland's failure to defeat the armies of Great Britain over several centuries. He comes to know God's forgiveness for crimes in his past and eventually joins the American Patriots. God's love, providence and forgiveness are all important elements of this prequel to the Wild Rose Series of well researched and touchingly presented historical novels. Reviewed by J.David Knepper at Reviews.AhavaBaptist.com