The King's Mercy by Lori Benton

Here is the book summary:

For readers of Sara Donati and Diana Gabaldon, this epic historical romance tells of fateful love between an indentured Scotsman and a daughter of the 18th century colonial south.

When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the king's mercy--exile to the Colony of North Carolina--he's indentured to Englishman Edmund Carey as a blacksmith. Against his will Alex is drawn into the struggles of Carey's slaves--and those of his stepdaughter, Joanna Carey. A mistress with a servant's heart, Joanna is expected to wed her father's overseer, Phineas Reeves, but finds herself drawn instead to the new blacksmith. As their unlikely relationship deepens, successive tragedies strike the Careys. When blame falls unfairly upon Alex he flees to the distant mountains where he encounters Reverend Pauling, itinerate preacher and friend of the Careys, now a prisoner of the Cherokees. Haunted by his abandoning of Joanna, Alex tries to settle into life with the Cherokees, until circumstances thwart yet another attempt to forge his freedom and he's faced with the choice that's long hounded him: continue down his rebellious path or embrace the faith of a man like Pauling, whose freedom in Christ no man can steal. But the price of such mercy is total surrender, and perhaps Alex's very life.


And now, my review:

The King’s Mercy by Lori Benton was a wonderful historical novel about a Scotsman who was exiled and forced to work to pay for his choices.  He lands himself at a plantation that puts him to work as a blacksmith as their current one had been unable to proceed with his job.  The main lead lady is promised to a creep and the sooner she gets out of it the better.  He appeared to not really show his true identity much.  The indentured man and the lead lady find themselves growing closer to them each other.  This was what I really liked about the story.  It was challenging to see her learn contentment and growing in choose it.  The traveling minister was inspirational as he shared with all that he had and the impact was far reaching.  The story all tied together with such satisfaction with the great descriptions and relational aspects, resulting in a wonderful read.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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