Nautical
An Ill Wind
It is always awkward when you start reading a series several books in, and it took me some time to…
Pirate Latitudes
The year is 1665, and a Spanish treasure ship sits alone in a fortified Caribbean cove. It is as if…
Invasion
Commander Thomas Kydd, RN, is determined to once again sally forth to protect England from the threat of Napoleonic France.…
The Gathering Storm
Set in 1791 at the height of British naval supremacy, this is a roller coaster of a nautical yarn liberally…
When Fortune Frowns
October, 1790. Captain Edward Edwards of the Pandora is directed by the Admiralty to seek out the infamous mutineers, late…
Sea Robber
The book opens with Hector Lynch, pirate and fugitive, working for a slave trader on the Guinea Coast, West Africa.…
The Tide of War
1794. There is a French frigate causing trouble in the Caribbean. The British have a frigate there too, but she…
The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815
The “ship of the line” was the equivalent of the battleship in navies in the age of sail. While numerous…
The Honored Dead
In 1883, President Arthur orders Lt. Commander Peter Wake on a secret mission into French Indochina. As an intelligence officer,…
Cat O’Nine Tails
1791. In this fourth Cat Royal adventure, Cat, dressed as a boy, is kidnapped and taken on board HMS Courageous…
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