The Serpent Never Sleeps

by Scott O’Dell

First published 1987

Serena Lynn risks everything to reunite with her childhood sweetheart in the American colonies. But the hardships of frontier life and the looming shadow of Princess Pocahontas test the limits of their devotion. As Serena navigates the dangers of the New World, she must choose between the man she loves and the life she once knew.

Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, young-adult

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, star-crossed-lovers

Setting: Jamestown, Virginia

Period: Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775

227 pages · Hardcover · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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