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This is the story of John Minns, a Quaker abolitionist who was shipwrecked near Nassau, Bahamas in 1800, and was rescued from a watery grave by Rosette, an African slave who was part of the cargo on board. In time, John and Rosette fell in love and this novel is about their subsequent adventures and their rise to prosperity. The book transports readers to 19th century Bahamas, and its many historical facts are gently imparted through conversations between the cast of colorful characters within its pages. It also examines the complexity of race relations in the colony at that time. This ...

The year is 1716, and Kath O’Brien is a Catholic widow living quietly in the Irish countryside. Early one June morning, the local sheriff and his men ride into her property and throw her young nephew to the ground, bloody and broken. Her life changes from that moment, shattering into pieces with unimaginable consequences. Kath’s journey takes her through many crises and challenges to an untamed British territory ruled by pirates. From the Emerald Isle to the turquoise seas of the Bahamas, this novel weaves together historical fact with romance and the way life was in the 18th century. ...