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In the first-ever history of the world's female buccaneers, Pirate Women: the Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas tells the story of women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside - and sometimes in command of - their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom.

Grace O'Malley, daughter of a clan chief in the far west of Ireland, went from marriage at fifteen to piracy on the high seas. She soon had a fleet of galleys under her commander, but her three decades of plundering, kidnapping, murder and mayhem came to a close in 1586, when she was captured and sentenced to hang. Saved from the scaffold by none other than Queen Elizabeth herself—another powerful woman in a man's world—Grace's life took another extraordinary turn, when it was rumored she had become intelligencer for the queen's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham.

When Addi and her friends board a cruise going a slightly different route, they're prepared for trouble. But not this much trouble. First, they're attacked by pirates. Then, they have to work with a new, unknown crew. And then - there's a murder. Now, it's up to Addi and her friends to find a killer on board their ship, before they strike again... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "For fans of Janet Evanovich, ...

As Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes embark on their 11th adventure together, they find themselves immersed in the world of silent filmmaking. Here, the pirates are real—and unlike the shooting done with a camera, this sort can be deadly.

Sparks are flying between us, but not just the kind that come from sexual chemistry. Nova Ehnai claims he’s innocent, but most of my bounties do. He’s handsome and charming, but that’s easy enough to ignore. I’m called ‘the machine’ for a reason, and it’s not because of my cyborg arm. I remain cool and analytical in all aspects of my life. A job is a job, and delivering this man to The Duke is my job. So why does this dirty-talking pirate throw me so far out of my comfort zone? Ehnai Nova has to be the sexiest bounty hunter in the universe. Perhaps that’s my excuse for ...

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey in an inspiring memoir filled with the energy, persistence, and humor that have helped her successfully pursue a passion outside the box.

From castaways to lovers, their island paradise sparks a forbidden passion. Kara is with her fiancé’s family to celebrate opening their newest charitable clinic in Kuching when pirates board their chartered yacht, leaving the vessel destroyed, and them castaways. Taj, her fiancé’s adopted brother, is the only one with her, and he keeps her alive. As the days pass, and she finds her own strength, she realizes it wasn’t loyalty to his brother making him help her. Taj is in love with her, and she has to suspect the reason she’s always shied away from him is her own unacknowledged ...

A little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won't always put out the fire. This collection contains Flea Market Magic, Rags to Witches, and Pickups and Pirates.

Between August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pirates during the height of the eighteenth-century Golden Age of Piracy. In a world dominated by men, they became infamous for their bravery, cruelty and unwavering determination to escape the social constraints placed on women during that time.

Experience the Adventures of the Most Fearless Female Buccaneers in History! QUEENS OF THE HIGH SEAS is a captivating anthology of history's most daring and influential female pirates. This collection of legendary tales brings to light the often-overlooked stories of women who not only survived but thrived in the male-dominated world of piracy. From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, this book spans the globe, uncovering the lives and exploits of fearsome women like Queen Artemisia of Caria, the first female pirate known to history, and the unyielding reign of Ching Shih, mistress of the ...

Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas. But few know that Kidd had an accomplice, a behind-the-scenes player who enabled his plundering and helped him outpace his enemies. That accomplice was his wife, Sarah Kidd, a well-to-do woman whose extraordinary life is a lesson in reinvention and resourcefulness. Twice widowed by twenty-one and operating within the strictures of polite society in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New York, Sarah secretly aided and abetted her husband, fighting alongside him against his accusers.

Secrets, storms, and stolen glances. A pirate queen and a naval officer are forced into a deadly game where betrayal could cost everything. She was sent to hunt the pirate queen. She never expected to fall for her. Captain Brynn Vale is known as the Shadow of the Caribbean — untouchable, uncatchable, and unstoppable. But when she discovers a stowaway aboard the Midnight Serpent, she realizes her greatest threat isn’t a Royal Navy warship, it’s the woman hiding in her hold. Lieutenant Amara Thorne was sent to hunt the most dangerous pirate on the high seas. But nothing could prepare ...

He stole my freedom. I stole his heart. But in this game of power and obsession, only one of us can truly win… Adriana I was just another ghost in the cyber-world, a hacker-for-hire playing a dangerous game. Stealing from Rhydor Valtheris, the most feared crime lord in the galaxy, should have been my biggest payday—until I got caught. Now, I’m shackled on his ship, at his mercy, and he doesn’t plan to let me go. He wants to break me, own me, make me submit. But I’m no man’s plaything. I’ll fight him, resist him, even if every dark promise in his amber eyes makes my body betray...

"A good surgeon knows exactly where to cut." As both ship's surgeon and pirate captain, Sabine Mercier lives by these words, whether she's healing wounded pirates or taking down naval officers who threaten her freedom. She knows exactly where to apply pressure—to heal a wound or to make an enemy bleed. Her medical training makes her uniquely lethal; her moral code makes her dangerous to the authorities who once commanded her. Dr. Celeste Montgomery was the Navy's perfect weapon—a commander's daughter with medical brilliance and access to their deadliest secrets. Until she wasn't. Sabine...

A collection of three interracial historical romances, from the following books, A Debt Owed, The US Marshal's Wife, and Taken by the Pirate. Book one is an regency era story of a freed slave falling in love with a duke’s daughter, book two is an old western about a black lawman, finding love with a recent widower, and book three is an adventured filled romance about a fearsome African pirate finding love with an English woman. A Debt Owed By a stroke of luck, James' life as a landowner and former slave is just beginning - little does he know he is granted the love of his life as well. ...

A drinking contest. A marriage certificate. A revenge plot years in the making. Captain Rowan Callahan didn't earn the nickname "Red Tide" by playing it safe. But waking up married to a fiery tavern maid after a night of whiskey and wagers? That's a new level of reckless, even for her. Brigid O'Sullivan is no ordinary barmaid. Behind her quick smile lies a razor-sharp mind that's spent three years plotting to reclaim her family's stolen legacy from a corrupt British officer who destroyed everything she loved. Tricking the infamous pirate captain into marriage is just another move in her ...

A deal with the devil... Makron, known as Mak to many, is a skilled pirate whose services are in high demand. His ship, Wanderer's Dream, has contracts lined up for the next five years. Despite being a well-known pirate, Mak is respected by many and is often invited to lavish parties and exclusive getaways by his clients. However, today is all about work as Mak and his crew engage in a battle with another pirate, Asben-Felek, who has sent mercenaries after Mak after he stole a valuable cargo from him. Despite some damage to his ship, Wanderer's Dream is able to emerge victorious in the ...

The envy of all her friends, wife and mother Saphora Warren is the model of Southern gentility and accomplishment. She lives in a beautiful Lake Norman home, and has raised three capable adult children. Her husband is a successful plastic surgeon - and a philanderer. It is for that reason that, after hosting a garden party for Southern Living magazine, Saphora packs her bags to escape the trappings of her picturesque-but-vacant life.

Dirigibles? Check. Lusty pirates? Check! Cigar and pipe smoking? Check!! Studebakers? Check!!! Teslapunk? Check!! The story of the Dirigible Pirates, which has been accepted by most people as being a work of fiction, is in fact an historical account of future events. That is to say, when the future becomes the past, and the present becomes irrelevant, the story of our Pirates will become an accepted part of our cultural and historical baggage. Yes friends, these are the stirring historically autobiographical tales of that intrepid band of pirates, their sanctuary in The Great North Woods ...

A WOMAN THAT HATH IMPUDENTLY PASSED THE PART OF WOMANHOOD AND BEEN A GREAT SPOILER AND CHIEF COMMANDER AND DIRECTOR OF THIEVES AND MURDERERS AT SEA … SHE HATH BEEN THE MOTHER OF ALL REBELLIONS FOR FORTY YEARS … GRACE O’MALLEY, the “Pirate Queen of Connaught,” was thus vilified by those English authorities who tried to bring stubborn, recalcitrant Ireland to its knees in the Sixteenth Century. Twice married, twice widowed, a passionate lover, gambler, pirate, sea captain, politician, mother of heroes, and, above all, a symbol of the indomitable human spirit and Irish independence. ...