"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"Nothing!" Ed yelled at me in frustration.
"It's clearly something! Ed, please don't shut me out, I want to help!" I paused, my voice cracked as tears began to trickle down my face. "Please, Ed," I begged, quietly, trying to calm him.
"I can't..." He replied, almost whispering. His body, facing away from me.
"Why not?" I exclaimed, slightly louder this time.
"Because I can't hurt you too..." He paused and turned to face me, tears falling down his cheeks, "I won't,"
One summer. One beach. One boy.
Stephanie is just a regular girl on holiday with her family, until she met a boy. The two tackle and overcome obstacles that could break their friendship. Will they rise up to the challenge and stick together, or let their time together fade like a memory.
This is the summer Stephanie's life turned upside down. She never knew that one person could change her life forever.
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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