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Following the Mexican-America War, California explodes amid the transition to Washington’s jurisdiction and the discovery of gold. The crew of the C. W. Lawrence is the first federal representation on the West Coast, challenging the crew to assert order over an untamed land. Each sailor finds their character tested as to their duty to the Republic, the lure of quick riches, and the fulfillment of lust denied. Not all will prove worthy to the challenge.

The approaching conflict for independence on the North American seaboard, threatens the fabric of Newport society. The HMS Rose arrives as a physical reminder that the Crown’s will shall not easily be set aside. Against this clash of arms, the daughters of two leading families find their struggle for affections of Lionel Trotter as intense as the conflict that splashes ashore. Amid these twin disputes, love, lust, and power rise and fall on a shifting tide. Other works by the author in this time period include the Calder Chronicles, the HMS Comet series, and the Darroch Diaries available ...

In 1719, William Tonia is born during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. The shadow of violence that surrounded his birth hangs over him like darkening Atlantic Ocean storm clouds. It is across this angry sea that he must set his course in search of both how his mother met her demise and to find his father's identity. On the sea, he is recruited as a merchant seaman, smuggler, and pirate. He is drawn into the service of the Spanish King during the War of Jenkin's Ear to defend the Caribbean possession of Cartagena. His heroics during this battle earn him entrance into a social setting for ...

Being born a bastard amid the rough and tumble Highlands of Scotland opened few opportunities for John Lamont as he entered the 1800s. Suffering isolation within his clan, he sets his course across the Atlantic to find opportunity in the sugar trade on the Island of Trinidad. New to the slave trade, he must reconcile his traditional values with the economic reality of the marketplace. Tribal conflicts carried from a continent away, only serve to complicate his enterprise. After struggling to establish himself within this new social order, he finds a growing abolitionist movement in London ...

As his ship returns to England, Midshipman Darroch finds himself assigned ashore for the first time since donning the naval uniform. Entering at the height of the Social Season in London, he encounters romance from unexpected directions. The interplay of duty, politics, and romance combine in unforeseen ways to challenge his happiness and professional reputation. An abrupt reassignment afloat opens his return to the New World amid the closing months of the War of Jenkins Ear. Challenges from both the Spanish and French consume his nautical aptitude. But it is his introduction to power at ...

Romance meets adventure during the age of sail as Annette Armtrove sets out to capture the affections Captain William Darroch of the Royal Marines aboard HMS Comet. Securing a posting as the Ship Captain’s cook her travels take her across the Atlantic where HMS Comet and crew must struggle to suppress the rising pirate activity of the Brotherhood of the Coast. It is during these battles that Annette discovers, much to everyone’s surprise, that she is more talented with a blade than anyone could have foreseen. Captain Darroch has to reconcile his duty to the British Empire and internal ...

Captain Caleb Currie finds the crew of the Rebel Destroyer Unity warming to his command style. Younger than most of those around him, he struggles to maintain credibility for the posting. Given his past success in inserting a spy into the Imperial court, he is once again tasked to penetrate Rigel space. This high-risk mission places the young captain center stage within a growing rebel movement. Technology advances leaving the rebel edge in weaponry lost amid space dust. When it is discovered an Electromatic Pulse can negate the Imperial advantage, the Unity is sent to the dark side of Old ...

Losing his father in the Boston Massacre, Anthony Darroch is thrust into adult responsibilities. Against his duty to family, he must manage the Garlick Shipping Line, while controlling the hate forged by his father’s death at the hands of redcoats. The building resistance to the dictates of the Crown stir the bubbling cauldron of revolution sweeping aside all normalcy. Yet in this chaos, he finds himself pulled to the charms of the one woman that may settle the conflict in his soul. This tale continues the story of the Darroch Diaries and its forerunners the Calder Chronicles and the HMS ...

Aldrich Wishart, an established smuggler, captains the Melvina across the colonies in the Leo Constellation. When taken by a former lover, no one is sure who within the crew will step forward to secure his release. Against this backdrop Lady Tisserande finds her power within the constellation challenged by increasingly heavy-handed Imperial rule. The presence of the Emperor’s battlecruisers shift the balance of power in this remote sector of space against her cabal. Turning to Captain Wishart, she plays him as a high valued card in a game of increasing stakes. Will she be the last of her ...

Aldrich Wishart, an established smuggler, is drafted to lead a rebel uprising within the Leo Constellation against oppressive imperial rule. Shifting alliances see him in direct opposition with Lady Tisserande, the long-established authority in the region. Still grieving the loss of his fiancée, he finds a connection amid the run and gun space battles threatening the destruction of his ship and the fragile collection of renegades seeking to toss aside the Emperor’s reach. From the ice-cold mines of Duex Lunes emerges a technology that might well provide the rebel fleet the means to stand...

Adventure takes to the high seas during the age of sail as Royal Marine Captain William Darroch sets sail with MHS Comet across the Atlantic to suppress growing pirate activity in the Caribbean Sea. His shipboard routine is disrupted when the ship’s Captain hires his love interest as his cook. He soon finds she is better at adapting to the cruise and its challenges than anyone would have expected. He must reconcile his duty to the British Empire, against conflicts with the ruling elite, and his ever-increasing affections for his love as the bonds between them intertwine in unconstrained ...

Born during the American Revolution, twin boys find their coming-of-age story unique against the backdrop of an emerging nation. One lad seeks the sea, following a line long established by family traditions and expectations. The other looks West toward a raw and undeveloped land as untamed as his soul. Both will face challenges to test their resolve toward the new nation, family, and the emerging loves in their lives. Other works by the author include prequals to this tale; the Calder Chronicles, the HMS Comet series, Darroch Diaries and Anthony’s Anthology available at www.amazon.com/...