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“A Newfound Land” is the 4th in the Graham saga. I would suggest you start at the 1st book, “A Rip in the Veil,” and set aside some time, because once you get caught up into the world of Matthew Graham and his time-traveling wife Alexandra, you will not want to stop reading. This story takes up where the 3rd book left off. Matthew and Alex were having trouble in their homeland of 1670 Scotland. Religious and political turmoil gave them no option but to pack and leave, and what better place to travel to than the new world – the Colony of Maryland? Unfortunately, some of their former adversaries make an appearance and the reader is left gripping the arm of the chair as the suspense builds, and new complications arise to increase the tension. We know these two are strong and steadfast, but we wonder how in the world they will make it through. It is a pleasure to see their children growing, and I look forward to reading the 5th book in the series, “Serpents in the Garden.” Keep ‘em coming! ( )

Back in October I read and reviewed the three earlier books in the series.

Book 1 - A Rip in the Veil
Book 2 - Like Chaff in the Wind
Book 3 - The Prodigal Son

In this latest book, Matthew and Alex continue their journey in Maryland in 1672. The family have been fairly successful. They own land and the family are thriving.

Sadly, their enemies have found them, their is a degree of ill-health and there is a general feeling of unrest.

Slave traders, missing children, men capturing women and the white man ignoring the Native Americans.

Like with the earlier books in the series, there is a sense of similarity with the Outlander Series Diana Gabaldon. This is a great series of books and I look forward to reading the next in the series. ( )

"A Newfound Land is the fourth book in Anna Belfrage's time slip series featuring time traveller Alexandra Lind and her seventeenth century husband, Matthew Graham".

The story of Matthew and Alex continue in Newfound Land by Anna Belfrage in the Colony of Maryland in 1672.
The family has been successful, in their new land as land owners but they find that their enemies have found them again. Men who are greedy and vengeful against the Graham family. Alex's father, Magnus has joined the family. He wanted to see Alex again before he died of the cancer that is taking over his body. Alex and Matthew now have eight children, the older son Ian, gets married. In a time of unrest, what with slave traders, men capturing white women, young boys disappearing and Indian treaties being disregarded by the white man, the Graham's have a myriad of issues to contend with. They have made friends with the Susquehannock tribe in the area so that does help when the Burley brothers come looking for Matthew to settle an old score.

This is a wonderful family saga that rivals other time travel books like Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. With an eye for historical detail and family life during this time period, Ms. Belfrage has written a very readable saga that is sure to appeal to the historical fiction fan. I only wish I had read the first two books in the series..so I would know the back story, but I will remedy that one day. I look forward to reading the next book, Serpents in the Garden.

I received this book as part of the tour from the author and was not monetarily compensated for my review.. ( )

This is the fourth book in the ongoing Graham saga (this is the third volume that I have read) and it finds our hero and heroine having settled in the woods of Maryland in 1670. They have cleared enough land to have a small house and be somewhat self sufficient and Alexandra and Matthew do have neighbors somewhat close by with whom they cooperate. But things are not perfect in the New World as they face some old enemies and find some new ones.

I like these characters - Alexandra has time traveled back from the future present. In her world it is 2016 but she has adapted well to living in the 17th century. Matthew is a man's man but he accepts his wife's strange notions of a woman's "equality." He respects her intelligence and they are a very loving couple - as can be determined by all of the children running around. Their relationship rings true though and doesn't come across as forced either in dialog or to move the plot along.

This book finds them dealing with issues of adjusting to the New World, dealing with Mathew's older son's indiscretions, Indians and the slave trade. It's not a easy world and the book takes on the hard issues with well researched and well written storylines. I was engrossed from the first page until the last and will look forward to the ongoing adventures of the Grahams. Ms. Belfrage keeps her readers fully engaged in her tale with well developed and very human characters dealing with life's reality in all its grit and glory. ( )