After a ten year absence Mirandir, a travelling blacksmith, finally returned to England to confront his biggest fear. However the capital city of London isn't what it once was. With its king away on another crusade, the city is left in the hands of the princess. But the king's enemies are still plotting. And they've got support from inside the royal palace.
Only one person knows of the plot, and unfortunately for Mirandir, that someone needs all the help he can get. After a rough chance encounter, Lance, a London thief, and Mirandir are forced together in order to save the princess, the king, the empire and themselves.
Fighting knights, kings, assassins, thugs, sailors, soliders and each other, the empire has never had such unlikely heroes.
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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