The snow didn't stop coming down, but we kept on driving. New Mexico wasn't known for big snow storms, and we thought we could push through. As we drove on, I looked out my window. I saw a black figure, like a person, only "it" was a shadow. I didn't pay much attention to it since it was dark, and my eyes tended to play tricks on me. I closed my eyes for a bit, and as I opened my eyes again, the truck swerved to the left, then to the right. In a state of shock, I knew not what to do. I looked over to my friend who was driving, seeing his face, images of this ending badly flooded my thoughts. After the vehicle swerved to the right, the car behind us hit the passenger side, my side. The truck flipped over onto it's roof, then it skid across the road, and once again, was hit by another car. I felt a sharp pain on the side of my right rib. I remember looking out my window and seeing a light. The light was...
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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