Rachel remembered nothing of the past. Her sister Merrilea remembers too much. IMMORTAL continues the saga of the Trelawneys of Williamsburg, which began in 1746 with the love story of Rachel and slave-trader Grey Trelawney. IMMORTAL is the story of Merrilea Miller, the younger sister of Rachel, who has been raised in hiding by her grandmother, Hannah Hastings (“Nan”), an English woman with a … with a stormy, sorrowful past and many secrets.
(Please note this is the second in a series and is more enjoyable when read following TENDER, Book 1.)
When Merrilea was still a toddler, Nan changed her name to Marley Hastings for her own protection – and for Nan’s.
Join Marley, an archaeologist and Williamsburg historian as she discovers the “Lost Sea Captain” in the dig of an 18th-century ship found in a construction site in Norfolk. When she goes on a Caribbean vacation with Nan, Marley herself nearly drowns in a tropical storm until she’s rescued by a handsome sea captain.
Marley soon learns she’s traveled in time and that Hawk and his best friend, Raven, support the burgeoning American revolution on their ship, the Adventurer, as privateers in the year 1775. The crew wages valiant fights against Royal Navy warships on the high seas, British Army gunners at the Battle of Great Bridge, and the villainous Lucian Caine, who has returned from the past to settle an old score he had with the Trelawneys.
As shy Marley falls in love with the charming Hawk, he brings her out of her shell and teaches her to have courage. Hawk himself is pleasantly surprised at the passion revealed in the fiery young woman. Marley soon comes to believe that Hawk is indeed the Lost Sea Captain – but how can she intervene in his fate without upsetting history?
When they arrive in Boston to visit Raven’s family, Marley learns that her family has an unshakable bond with them – again, going back to her sister, Rachel.
And at last they visit Rosalie – where Marley is surprised to get a glimpse into the very time portal where her own sister traveled to Rosalie thirty years before.
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Immortal is the second book in the Trelawneys of Williamsburg series by Anne Meredith. It is the continuation of the story of the Trelawneys and Millers. In this novel Rachael’s sister Merrilea or Marley travels back in time to 1775 and is rescued at sea by Bronson Treylawney. I loved the first book in this series and this one is even better.
The story begins with the Boston Massacre and the martyrdom of Crispus Attucks a black man who was protecting a child trying to collect a debt.
Next we meet Marley who’s been living with her “nan” since her parents death. Marley is a historian and archeologist investigating a finding of a “lost sea captain” at an archeological dig. Going on vacation to the Caribbean with her nan Marley is washed overboard on a day cruise, transported back to 1775 and rescued by Bronson Trelawney. Bronson is a privateer and Camisha Adam’s son Rashall is his partner.
Arriving back in Boston with Marley, Bronson and Rashall the reader is taken on a tour of the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Traveling to Virginia Marley, Bronson and Rashall participate in The Battle of the Great Bridge.
What I love about this series of books is the way Anne Meredith takes us through history with a slant not generally written about. Slavery is a huge part of the story but not the negative aspect usually written about. We meet Washington and Jefferson, two slave holders who don’t believe one man can own another. Although both would free their slaves they realize it’s safer at this time to keep them as a form of protection from the unscrupulous who would sell a free black man into the hellish slavery of southern plantations.
These books offer the truth of what the forefathers of this country believed. Jefferson’s call for the Declaration of Independence to abolish slavery is a big part of this story. Also we learn the political reasons he was forced to leave it out.
Instead of being portrayed as the villains today’s society erroneously believes these patriots to be we meet the real men and learn their true beliefs. Also, we are shown the great contributions made by free and enslaved black men and women in the fight for freedom and the establishment of this great country even though they still weren’t guaranteed a better life for their sacrifice.
This is the true history little known and unfortunately no longer taught in our schools. It is a history to be proud of, not mocked by those who don’t know or understand it.
As in the previous book the storyline is wonderful and flows easily. Character development leaves the reader feeling like they know these characters.
I recommend EVERYONE who is a U.S. citizen read this series of books. This is the TRUE history of our forefathers, patriots and colonists. Hopefully it will encourage you to pick up some history books and learn the truth of these men and women who sacrificed EVERYTHING to give us all the freedoms we take for granted today.