I absolutely love this series. Reading an Anna Belfrage book is like a great cup of coffee, when you finish you are completely satisfied. This is the seventh book in the Graham Saga with Alexander Lind, time traveler living in the seventeenth century with her husband Matthew Graham. Together they have a large family with typical family situations. Their daughter Sarah, who wants nothing to do with the baby she bore because of a violent act upon her, son Samuel who is now living with an Indian tribe, daughter Ruth who is married to a minister and then there is David, who has a sense of adventure about him and a proclivity for getting into trouble.

When Alex and Matthew receive a letter from Matt's brother Luke, who neither of them like Luke, as he was pretty vicious to Matt at one time, which you need to read about in an earlier book. He has requested their help in rescuing his son, Charlie. Charlie got in with the wrong crowd and was arrested for treason and sentenced to life as an indentured servant on a Caribbean Island. They accept the request and they are off to another adventure. An adventure fraught with danger. The Burley brothers are dead and can't harm them anymore but there are still unsavory, dangerous people out for the Graham family.

The Graham Saga is such a wonderful series, very well written, strong characters and accurate historical detail. A historical fiction, romance and suspense all in one! I highly recommend the whole series! ( )

The Graham Saga continues with this seventh installment and I fell right back into the lives of Alex and Matthew as if I had never left. Whither Thou Goest begins with young Sarah at the end of her pregnancy; and she does not want anything to do with the baby as it was conceived in rape. Things seem calm around the farm but word soon filters in that one of those accursed Burley Brothers is still alive and heading their way. They know that he will gather some men and come back again to try and kill Matthew.

But this tale is about much more than the threat of the Burleys. (You know by now I have issues with these ever present villains.) Another dark character from the Graham’s past comes to the fore in this book – Matthew’s brother Luke. It was due to Luke’s misdeeds that Matthew was sold into what basically constituted slavery. But now Luke needs Matthew’s help – will it be given?

Luke’s son Charlie finds himself in a world of trouble in the West Indies and Luke is begging Matthew to rescue him. Alex knows you can’t put the sins of the father onto a child so off they go on yet another dangerous adventure. This being the main plot in this installment of the series but there are enough subplots to keep things very interesting as the various Graham children set out on their own. Alex does not like to let her little birds out into the world.

As usual I enjoyed following this couple along on their adventures both local and abroad. These characters are very well developed at this point and I feel like I know them. That doesn’t mean that someone could not pick up this book and appreciate the story for itself. Enough of the backstory is given to keep a reader on an even keel so that it can stand alone. It is though, much enriched by having read the volumes that come before. It ends on a wonderful note (maybe?) setting up the final volume for a very special finale to a memorable series of books. ( )