BOOK ONE OF THE PENJERRICK CHRONICLES
The Pirate's Wake
Kidnapped by the navy. Rescued by pirates. Haunted by a vow.
When Jacob Penjerrick is press-ganged into the English navy, he swears he’ll return to Cornwall and the life stolen from him.
But after a brutal sea battle leaves him stranded, survival draws him into the company of pirates—and towards a freedom more dangerous than captivity.
A gritty, historically grounded adventure for readers of Bernard Cornwell, Patrick O’Brian and C. S. Forester.
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About the Book
Kidnapped by the English navy. Rescued by pirates. Now torn between riches—and the life he left behind.
When Jacob Penjerrick is press-ganged into the English navy and treated little better than a slave, he swears he’ll return to his beloved Cornwall.
But fate has other plans.
After a brutal sea battle leaves him stranded, Jacob seizes his chance to escape. Joined by a ragtag band of fellow castaways, he throws his lot in with a pirate crew—men who answer to no king, live by the cutlass, and promise riches beyond imagination.
As an infamous pirate captain spins tales of gold and glory, Jacob must choose: will he keep his vow and find his way home—or surrender to the dangerous freedom of the Caribbean? Can he trust the men he sails with? And will he live long enough to make that choice at all?
For fans of Bernard Cornwell and swashbuckling adventure, The Pirate’s Wake plunges readers into the savage beauty of the seventeenth-century Caribbean—where loyalty is scarce, death is close, and freedom always comes at a price.