Charity's Cross

By: MaryLu Tyndall

Narrated by: Katy Topping

Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's Summary

Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but the ship ends up in Nassau. When she spots her husband's brother, who is intent on seeing her hang, boarding her ship, she jumps overboard.

Elias Dutton, missionary and son of the famous pirate, Rowan Dutton, must get to Barbados as soon as possible. His sister is in danger, and his parents have charged him with her safety. He cannot let them down again. But after rescuing a madcap woman from the bay, he now finds himself tricked into masquerading as her husband so they both can procure passage to Barbados.

Pirates, storms, shipwreck and betrayal threaten to delay the couple in their journey even as sparks fly between them. With her brother-in-law in fast pursuit, the last thing Charity wants is help from a man, especially a religious one, but she has no choice. After Elias' heart was broken by a sordid woman who nearly ruined his life, he seeks a godly woman pure as the virgin sands of the Caribbean. He believes he has found such a woman in Charity. Until he discovers she is a murderer and is now faced with two choices: letting her go or turning her in to the authorities.

©2016 MaryLu Tyndall (P)2017 MaryLu Tyndall

Exciting Story at The Sea

I just bought this book yesterday & have been listening to it all day & all night! I just finished!
I couldn’t stop listening because the storyline was so well written, exciting, the characters were very interesting and well thought out, and the way she wove having faith in God throughout the story was wonderful! Also, the lady narrating the story does such a great job with reading all the characters parts, she really draws you in with her voice as well.

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Full of Adventure!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it is a tale of a woman overcoming horrible abuse and learning to trust not only a man who is honorable, but learning who God really is.

What other book might you compare Charity's Cross to and why?

Any of MaryLu Tyndall's other pirate books.

Which character – as performed by Katy Topping – was your favorite?

Elias Dutton

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Charity made a lot of bad decisions and I had to set the book down for a long while until I was ready to listen again. But, once I picked it up again, I couldn't stop listening!

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Amazing Story! Amazing Series!!!

What a fantastic adventure full of challenge, emotion, redemption, and amazing joy found in renewed hope, overpowering love, and new beginnings!!! I love this unusual, faith-based pirate story and series!!!

Pirate Preacher in a Powerful Plot

Charity's Cross goes beyond a playful, romantic squashbuckler and becomes a faith building read.

Tyndall has truly become an excellent wordsmith.
As the reader watches Charity's flight from the abuse of her husband, the reader sees, feels, touches, taste and smells Charity's world. We laugh and cry when she does. Of course the hero, Elias, saves her virtue and her life many times in the first part of the story, yet Charity still makes bad choices. This is where I usually want to toss the dumb damsel is distress into the sea. However in the last few chapters, Tyndall shows the reader who is really at work.

In this section, not only is Charity responsible for her future choices, she "mayhap" impart to some readers the secret. For those who need courage to get away from abuse, the power to overcome spins out in beautifully written words and life giving truths.

Tyndall weaves real, everyday Christians into extra ordinary adventures, and does so with excellent craftsmanship.

Adventure on the high seas!

What made the experience of listening to Charity's Cross the most enjoyable?

This book was a pleasure to listen too. It was a great adventure from beginning to end. I connected with Charity from the first page. I

What does Katy Topping bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I loved the narrator chosen to read this book. Her accent and personality made this audiobook shine.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A Mermaid Vixen and a Preacher Pirate find love and adventure on the high seas.