The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy, it was the opportunity of becoming the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic standing, and unwittingly becomes the Captain of the Pirate ship ‘Mary Anne’. As a self proclaimed “Free Prince” Sam wages war on greedy merchantmen, slave traders, and Mother Nature, in a bid not only for the love of his life, but for life itself.
Cornelius Rathbone is one of those characters that are fun to write because of the ambiguous nature of his role. He is in very little of the book, and I wish I could have expanded his character and played around with his narcissistic personality, but it would not have served the story as a whole. Maybe a spin-off? Yeah Probably not.
Click Follow to receive emails when this author adds content on Bublish