Book Feature: The Mutiny Brides by Barbara Sontheimer

The Mutiny Brides - coming November 15th

From France to the frontier of New Orleans …

Their Journey was perilous. Their resolve unparalleled.

In 1719, La Mutine sailed from France in the cold of January to what would later be known as New Orleans. The women on board were unjustly tried and labeled as prostitutes, thieves, and beggars. Among them Héléne, Josianne, Suzanne and Maelle, women who would prove to be of incredibly strong resolve.

After twelve weeks in chains aboard La Mutine, they set foot on the land that was to become their new home. They were met by a wild, untamed wilderness where they endured years of isolation, famine, hurricanes, disease, and ever-changing governmental rule.

These women that France so cavalierly disposed of, not only survived but became successful businesswomen, wealthy landowners, and matriarchs of large, prosperous families.

This is the story of the “Gulf Coasts” long-forgotten founding mothers.

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The Mutiny Brides will be published on November 15th. Follow updates on her website here: https://sontheimerwrites.com/coming-november-15-2024

Interested in seeing more? Barbara Sontheimer’s first novel was American Legacy Book Award Finalist Victor’s Blessing.

See more about Barbara and her books on Facebook and Instagram.


About the Author

Barbara Sontheimer has a B.A. from a little college in the bootheel of Missouri and spent 15 years researching and writing her first novel Victor’s Blessing while raising 3 children. One of her greatest hopes for all her novels is that someone turns out the light a bit too late on a work night, or (like she did) occasionally hid from her kids in the laundry room to finish a chapter. The Mutiny Brides is her second novel. Barbara is married and lives in Lake Ozark, Missouri, or wherever her husband parks the RV.

Learn more about Barbara at https://sontheimerwrites.com

Colin Mustful

Colin Mustful is the founder and editor of History Through Fiction, an independent press dedicated to publishing historical narratives rooted in factual events and compelling characters. A celebrated author and historian whose novel “Reclaiming Mni Sota” recently won the Midwest Book Award for Literary/Contemporary/Historical Fiction, Mustful has penned five historical novels that delve into the complex eras of settler-colonialism and Native American displacement. Combining his interests in history and writing, Mustful holds a Master of Arts in history and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. Residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he enjoys running, playing soccer, and believes deeply in the power of understanding history to shape a just and sustainable future.

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