A Romantic Fairy Tale
Get ready to set sail on an adventure
filled with swashbuckling pirates, true love, and a secret that could kill.
Determined to discover his destiny, Percival Taylor leaves behind his sleepy
hometown and sets out to become a legendary adventurer. Along the way he falls
in love with the beautiful Tuppence Magrathia-Paddock, who has mistaken him for
a pirate rogue out of one of her romantic tales. Through a series of comedic
events he finds himself captain of a broken-down ship—complete with a crew of pirates, a
reclusive master shipwright, and an old professor with a dangerous secret.
Determined to seek his fortune,
Percival Taylor leaves behind his sleepy hometown and sets out to become a
legendary pirate. The only problem is, no one at the rough-and-tumble seaport
of Blackshore will allow him anywhere near a ship! Percival must find other
means to win the heart of the beautiful Tuppence Magrathia Paddock, who has
mistaken him for a pirate rogue out of one of her romantic books. She is
entirely willing to swoon into his arms if he can prove his buccaneer soul and
she will even arrange her won kidnapping to prove it. Percival eventually finds
himself captain of a broken-down ship, complete with a crew of reluctant
pirates, a jilted fiancée, a reclusive master
shipwright, and an old professor with a magical secret that could kill them
all. Join the strangest assortment of characters you ll ever meet on the Nine
Seas as they set sail for treasure and romance!
Tracy
and Laura Hickman have been collaborating on fantastic works of fiction since
their marriage in 1977. Together, Tracy and Laura have written role-playing games,
screenplays, and works of fiction, including their first co-authored novel in
2004.
Tracy
Hickman is a New York Times best-selling
fantasy author who has published more than 40 novels, many of them co-authored
with Margaret Weis. He published the first of his solo novels in 1995.
Laura
Hickman is credited as the first female designer of a published role-playing
game module. Tracy and Laura wrote and edited the first science fiction move
filmed in space, and a copy of their DNA is currently in orbit on the
International Space Station. They are the parents of four children and live in
Utah.
Website:
http://www.trhickman.com/
Title: Swept Up By the SeaAuthor: Tracy & Laura Hickman
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: July 2013
ISBN: 1609076613
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