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The Mayflower Bride
Christian historical romance
The Mayflower Bride
Book 1 of the Daughters of the Mayflower series
256 pages · First published 2018
In 1620, Mary Elizabeth Chapman leaves her Separatist community in Holland for a perilous journey toward a new life across the Atlantic. Aboard the Mayflower, she grows close to William Lytton, a carpenter whose search for opportunity has entangled him with the Virginia Company’s interests. Storms, sickness, scarce food, and divided loyalties test their hopes during the crossing and the colony’s difficult beginnings. Their developing romance unfolds alongside questions of trust, religious freedom, and faith under hardship. This Christian historical romance suits readers seeking a Pilgrim-era journey, early Plymouth history, and hope earned through endurance.
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Dangerous sea voyage; severe illness, hunger, and deaths; religious persecution.
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Ancient Mariner Lime Tonic
Bracing lime, cucumber, and a hint of sea salt echo the Atlantic journey.
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add lime juice and cucumber, top with tonic water, stir gently, and finish with a tiny pinch of sea salt.
- Garnish: Cucumber slice or lime wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Orange-Kissed Brown Ale
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Toasty English brown ale offers a grounded companion to this stormy voyage and story of starting again.
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- Pour the beer into a pint glass and express the orange peel over the surface; add the peel if desired.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Pint glass.
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