"It's not a game, Banks"
"Oh but it is, and I'm winning"
Emmeline Olivia Banks has lived in London her hole life. Being a British girl, she never wants to leave. But when her father dies, her mum decides to complete her life goal of becoming a photographer in New York and has decided to take Emmeline along for the ride.
Casey Rebecca Franklin, was born and raised on a farm in the middle of Texas, her parents want her to take the farm after they've gone. But she thinks otherwise. After getting a scholarship at the best high school in New York, she decided to wave goodbye to her farm life, her parents and her siblings, and full fill her wish.
They are the complete opposites
Ones bad, ones good
Ones lazy, ones brainy
But they both have three things in common:
They both hate each other
They both crave the spotlight.
They both don't know how much they mean to one another
After Emmeline goes missing, Casey is determined to find her. Then she realises Emmeline's life wasn't as perfect as she made it out to be, far from it in fact. Casey, with the help of some friends, set out on a deadly mission to save a girl.
But will they save Emmeline from a horrible fate?
Or will Emmeline be left to suffer in a light from her past?
But none of their options will be easy...
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.
*****
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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