Highest: #440 in adventure// The royal family of Aristol has been murdered. The country is in turmoil. The only surviving heirs to the throne are a seven year old prophetic girl and the king's cousin, who is a puppet for an enemy country. The Duke of Tarabell knows the country is doomed and threat of war is imminent. In a desperate ply to preserve his country he turns to the past when, five years earlier, the king's fifth son vanished at sea.
Rumors plague the street, daring people to hope. If the Prince is alive not only could the country avoid a civil war, but also unite against a larger, greater threat, spoken of only in whispers. But stories surrounding the prince are riddled with lies and misconceptions. With nothing but these stories and a name, the Duke hunts down a young and in-famed boy called Saber, who claims to know the truth about what happened to the Prince.
But Saber and his friends are much more dangerous than expected and, as the Duke, Saber, and their companions journey to find the missing prince, they all learn a very important lesson: Nothing is as it seems.
Saving the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, catapults Jessica Red into a sea of magic, jewel heists, and world-saving adventure.
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After years of watching pirates fighting with the king's navy off the coast of Harvest Island, Jessica Red saves the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, and the two become fast friends. Little does she know, Ruben Kirk is only the first of three rookie pirates she'll meet during a whirlwind of sea-faring adventures - but when Jessica learns the corrupt King Mordred has plans to destroy her island home, can she convince them to help her save it?
("The Rookie Pirates" is Book 1 in "The Adventures of Jessica Red" trilogy.)
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