Blackthorn Winter

Set on the glorious Chesapeake Bay during the third year of the reign of good Queen Anne, this swashbuckling novel contrasts righteous behavior and foolishness. The story follows the service of fifteen-year-old Thomas Ingle on the Prudent Hannah under the honorable Captain Monroe and then their unfortunate tour on the Lady Constance. Treasure, financial hardship, and pirate mystique all add to the cleverly woven tale.