Maggie and the Pirate’s Son
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Publisher Description
Once upon a time, Maggie Mackintosh Budge yearned for handsome rogues and breathtaking adventure. Now widowed after a disastrous marriage and desperate to escape her still-matchmaking father, she stows away on the nearest vessel because sometimes the only solution is running away to sea.
Bastian MacLeod never chose a life of piracy, but after coming of age under the brutal regime of Auldfarrand's Revenge, his world has been limited to placating the volatile captain and staying one step ahead of the navy—that is until he discovers Maggie in the cargo hold. The first rule of piracy is: wenches are unlucky and will be cast overboard.
With Bastian's help, Maggie disguises herself and joins the crew, but sparks between them ignite like St. Elmo's Fire. Can they keep her secret—and keep their hands off each other—long enough to outwit the navy and hunt down the captain's lost treasure? Or will bad luck send them both to the hangman's noose?
Customer Reviews
action, deception, protection and surprises
A thrilling story about a female who stowed away on a pirate ship and the boatswain/sailing master who protected her. Maggie’s father had married her off to a cruel man, and now that that husband had died and her mourning period was coming to an end, he was on his way to collect her so that she could marry another groom of his choice. Desperate to escape, she snuck onto a ship docked in the harbor, not knowing that it was a pirate vessel. When he was nine and a half, Sebastian’s father dragged him from the home in which he was staying and onto the ship he captained. In the thirteen years since, Sebastian had endured numerous beatings, was not permitted to go ashore at any port, and had worked his way up to third in command. Sebastian, aka Bash, was the navigator of the pirate ship Auldfarrand’s Revenge. When Maggie was discovered, his father decided that Bash should be the one to whip her for stowing away. Women were considered bad luck on a ship and Bash feared what the men would do to her before his father ordered her thrown overboard. So he took her to the privacy of his cabin to inflict his punishment, gave her some of his clothes and informed the crew that he was really a fourteen year old boy named Magnus who had disguised himself as a female, and was now under his protection. What follows is an exciting tale of nautical maneuvering, crew tensions, a Captain’s cruelty, starlit nights, and steamy encounters. The search for the Captain’s long lost treasure, and the avoidance of a specific naval vessel provide the underlying basis for the piratical part of the story. The characters are diverse, well defined and fall somewhere on the good vs evil spectrum. As the story unfolds, you will find humor, deception, close calls, and some “you’ve got to be kidding me” moments. There are a few misdirects and twists, but the biggest surprise is who turns out to be the story’s real hero.
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