The Seahawk's Sanctuary

The Seahawk's Sanctuary

***Best Book of 2011 Nominee - The Romance Reviews***
2011 Nominated for the Global eBook Award in 2 categories:
Best eBook Cover and Historical Literature - Fiction

Pirates. Now she had to contend with pirates. Victoria wondered at the magnitude of her bad luck as she tried to gulp down her fear. Contempt narrowed her eyes as they swept over the British captain's inert form lying on the floor. Her hopes rose with her gaze when the blows to the door ceased.

In the eerie silence, resounding words echoed throughout the cabin. "Find Buck," ordered a voice of authority. "Seems I have need of his special talents. I'll handle this."

Editorial review -
An historical fiction that's easy to read and hard to put down. This novel takes place in 1772, during the brief lull in American history when, for the most part, rebellion is still whispered and loyalties, while questioned, are not, as of yet, tested.

The story opens on the high seas with American pirates swarming over the decks of a ship, while others are bashing down the door of the captain's quarters. Once they gain entry, the pirate captain is confronted with not only the British captain lying on the floor with a knife in his back, but an abused cabin boy. After offering the boy the opportunity to join his pirate crew, he soon discovers that the cabin boy is, in reality, a young woman fleeing a royal decree.

Weeks later, when the pirate ship finally sets anchor outside the colonial Charles Town harbor, the captain, although intrigued, lets the mysterious woman go. Intertwined with deceptions on the part of the American pirate and the English woman is a love story in which these two strong-willed individuals, with similar convictions yet different perspectives, overcome their differences on a coastal South Carolina rice plantation.

Synopsis -
Wishing to escape the dull responsibilities of his rice plantation home, Grant Hawthorne sails the seas procuring boycotted goods for the American colonies. While plundering an British merchant ship, he discovers the captainâ€™s ill-treated cabin boy, Vic, and offers the youth the opportunity to join his crew. Grant quickly learns, however, that Vic is actually Victoria, a young woman who, for unknown reasons, is fleeing England. They try keeping her gender a secret from the crew, until a sailor exposes her deception, causing tensions to explode to mutinous proportions.

After several weeks at sea, the ship sets anchor outside the Charles Town harbor and Grant, though intrigued by Victoriaâ€™s spirit and beauty, lets her go. While in port, he is confronted with the fact that a tragic accident has placed all the Hawthorne properties and assets in jeopardy. He suddenly realizes both Victoria and his home, are too precious to lose. With a firm determination, Grant initiates a search to locate the mysterious Victoria while he prepares to fight for what is rightfully his.

About the Author -
Lynne Marie started writing in the mid-1990s. She grew up in the state of South Carolina and has lived and worked in the coastal region with her husband for over 30 years. As an amateur historian, she has spent uncounted research hours scouring through many coastal libraries, as well as touring numerous plantations and historic sites collecting data. She has even taken low-level flights over the Waccamaw and Santee River Basins in order to view the layout of the rice fields, which are still visible from the air.

She and her husband have raised a family of three girls and all have obtained college degrees. With a mutual love of history, they still plan family trips with their daughters to Colonial Williamsburg and attend historic events dressed in period clothing. The only baby left at home is a black Lab mix who has quickly become spoiled rotten.

In her spare time, Lynne enjoys working on large and small projects in a type of faux stained glass. She also loves to cook, especially Southern comfort foods, and has recently started c
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-11-13
Format	Kindle eBook

The Seahawk's Sanctuary

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