'When the oceans run red with the blood of all men; when the skies darken and the wind falls silent; then you will know that the world has come to an end. And as you mutter your last prayer to the gods, know that this was their doing. The sea is theirs to rule and theirs alone. '. Jack Coolidge is fleeing life at sea, desperate for another existence, any other existence. But when war breaks out in Oldiron's distant territories, Jack finds himself propelled back into a deadly game of lies and hellish plots. Press-ganged into the King's Navy, Jack must decide where his true loyalties lie, and whether there is any escape for a man of his standing in a war of titans and rogues. Gwendalyn Ackers has fought her way to a position of power, high among the pirating elite in the New Age World, a position she would cling to until death. But after a mysterious child finds his way aboard her ship, things start to fall apart. She finds herself at the heart of deep-rooted conspiracy that would destroy the world she has created for herself and drag up a past she would much rather forget. As the lives of pirates, marauders and sailors become more and more entwined, it becomes clear that the only way to survive the war is to win in a fickle game to rule the seas.

When Whitley winds up on the top of a pirate hit-list thanks to her con-artist father, she must hide her identity and board another pirate ship, trusting in one shape-shifting pirate named Bluff to help her escape. Too bad you can never, ever, trust a pirate.

"How dare you bring me aboard this ship without so much as telling me what you are?" She yelled. Kincade let out a smug grin, one that infuriated Astryd even more. She took a few more steps toward him so that they were mere feet apart. He looked down at a doubloon he was holding and slowly turned it over in his hands as he spoke. "I saw a troubled woman in a sailor's pub, obviously hiding from the royal guards. Surely you must have gotten yourself into a sticky situation. And you don't expect me to assume what you are?" Astryd fumbled for words. What was he getting at? He lifted his head to look her in the eyes. "You're a thief and now a sailor. You know what that makes you, sweetheart?" "I am not a..." she shouted, but she stumbled at the last word. She pointed her finger in Kincade's face and whispered, "pirate." -------------------------------------------- I would like to acknowledge Thompson Editing Services, who is responsible for being my editor and proofreader for this book as well as an amazing writing mentor. I own the story as well as all of the characters inside it. This book is copyrighted to me. I own the book cover art (illustrated by myself) but I do not own any of the images featured throughout the story. Highest rankings: #1 in Sailor, #1 in Sailing, and #10 in Pirate This is the first draft. This story is currently in the process of being edited.