“Alright, Lenada it is,” he said, putting his hands on his hips and giving a curt nod. “Weigh anchor! Raise the sails! We make for the island this very moment!”
Zoey sucked in a breath before exhaling sharply and flashing a knowing smile. “Aye, aye, Captain,” she said. “But I think I should say one last thing.”
“What’s that?”
“As I said, I honestly don’t know how skilled Marcus is,” she replied. “We could still wind up as skeletal hamsters.”
Ethan shrugged, not wanting to dwell on all the ways this next leg of their adventure could go wrong. “Could be worse,” he said. “But I’ve got Luck of the Devil. We’ll be fine. You’ll see.”
(The End of Book I)
The Crew
(Captains & Cannons Book II)
It’s hard to race without a crew, and Ethan’s hope to find one before the Grand Regatta begins is dashed to pieces the moment he lays anchor at Lenada. The citizens are gone. The buildings are razed, and mysteries abound. What happens next continues the grand adventure across the high seas, one filled with more swords, cannons, pirates, and ships; not to mention a voracious ahuizotl with his own plans for the future—plans Ethan would never approve of should he find out.
Acknowledgements
My heartfelt thanks to my fantastic editor Crystal for working on this new series with me, as well as the Mrs. for all her hard work and motivation for getting it done. The littles, too, for offering a lot of great creative input as we tossed around early ideas for the storyline.
Of course, another heartfelt thanks to all of my beta readers who read early drafts and helped smooth things out.
And another heartfelt thanks to all of my readers and fans of this book. Here’s to hoping you enjoy the next as much (if not more) as the first.
And, and…I definitely need to thank Bob Kehl for both his talent as an artist and the license on the amazing cover. The moment I saw it, I said to myself, “I don’t know who she is, but she needs a story.” And thus, the quest for The Pirate was born.
About the Author
When not writing, Galen Surlak-Ramsey has been known to throw himself out of an airplane, teach others how to throw themselves out of an airplane, take pictures of the deep space, and wrangle his four children somewhere in Southwest Florida.
He’s also recently taken up murder yoga, and thus discovered a passion for choking friends out. Thanks to his long legs, he tends to favor triangles, but won’t pass up a good cross-collar.
Drop by his website https://galensurlak.com/ to see what other books he has out, what’s coming soon, and check out the newsletter. (Well, sign up for the newsletter and get access to awesome goodies, contests, exclusive content, etc.)
About the Publisher
Tiny Fox Press LLC
5020 Kingsley Road
North Port, FL 34287
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: The Citadel
Chapter Two: Lord Belmont
Chapter Three: Escape
Chapter Four: The Fair
Chapter Five: Creation
Chapter Six: The Police
Chapter Seven: Welcome to Bartigua
Chapter Eight: The Race
Chapter Nine: Gear
Chapter Ten: Maii
Chapter Eleven: A Rough Night
Chapter Twelve: Weynock
Chapter Thirteen: The Ettin
Chapter Fourteen: Smacked
Chapter Fifteen: Round Two
Chapter Sixteen: Thirty-One and a Bone
Chapter Seventeen: Perks
Chapter Eighteen: White Knight
Chapter Nineteen: The Chase
Chapter Twenty: The Secret
Chapter Twenty-One: Dying
Chapter Twenty-Two: An Old Friend
Chapter Twenty-Three: Stitches
Chapter Twenty-Four: Land-Ho!
Chapter Twenty-Five: Interrogation
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Bone Room
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Ritual
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Ruby
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Released
Chapter Thirty: The Duel
Chapter Thirty-One: End of the Line
Chapter Thirty-Two: Fin
The Crew
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About the Publisher
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