From Kingdom to Colony

"From Kingdom to Colony" by Mary Devereux is a captivating historical novel that explores themes of adventure and romance set against the formative years of American colonial life, potentially from the late 1600s to mid-1700s, where the Devereux family, especially Anne and John, confront the trials of settling in a new land, their interactions with Native Americans, and the rising conflicts before the war with the British with the historical setting starting in 1639 at Bromwich Castle, England. The story transitions as John Devereux establishes a home in Marblehead with his wife, Anne, preparing for a life filled with both promises and perils as they start settling in. Together, John and Anne realize that they must take on their roles as leaders among their kinship and community. All the while, they will come across friendships and adversaries within the local Native American tribes until the tone gradually changes from tranquility and peace, to a tense atmosphere where external threats loom across the horizon, foreshadowing the difficulties that they will face in the chapters ahead.