We've all heard the stories. The legends of the brave buccaneers, and sneaky crooks called pirates. Well here's a story unlike any told before.
In the late 17th century, Della Notley is a young woman, and lady in the house of Notley, who longs to be out on the sea. Her adopted parents keep her ashore, and treat her like a child who cannot handle her own. One day, in the midst of an unwanted situation, that she desperately needed out of, pirates invade the home of a wealthy Lord, and spirit Della away, planning to use her as an exchange for pardons from the King, but their captain soon learns that there is more to Della than meets the eye.
A heartfelt tale of adventure, love, betrayal, mystery, ghosts, gods, and loads of pirating. But in the end, will Della have the strength to conquer for the sake of all those out at sea?
Disclaimer: This is not associated with Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean. Story based off of actual pirate legends, and the Golden Age of Piracey.
SHORTLISTED FOR WATTYS 2022
What should have been an easy payday for a band of British privateers turns into a desperate fight for survival when they find a young woman in the wreck of a schooner.
Life is unforgiving for any privateering ship fighting in the Queen Anne's War, but of all the leaky tubs on the Caribbean sea, the brigantine ship, Scourge, and her crew have been dealt a pretty rotten hand. None more-so than her newest member, Martin Hamish, a deckhand looked down upon by his captain and fellow shipmates, but eager to please nonetheless. Down on their luck and desperate for their next prize, the crew's prayers are answered when a burning ship, bursting with unclaimed loot, crashes into the shore nearby. However, their dreams of a free payday are quickly soured when they discover an enigmatic noblewoman in the wreck with a proposition that may well change their fortunes, or end them all together.
[Story complete at 88,000 words - next novel in the works]
WARNING: Contains violence, gore, threat, alcohol references & scurvy dogs