Fortune's Whelp

by Benerson Little

Overview

Pirates, Privateer, buccaneers,Swordsman, Swashbuckling Rake, Dueler, Swordplay,

Set in the 17th century during the heyday of privateering and the decline of buccaneering, Fortune's Whelp is a brash, swords-out sea-going adventure. Scotsman Edward MacNaughton, a former privateer captain, twice accused and acquitted of piracy and currently seeking a commission, is ensnared in the intrigue associated with the attempt to assassinate King William III in 1696. Who plots to kill the king, who will rise in rebellion--and which of three women in his life, the dangerous smuggler, the wealthy widow with a dark past, or the former lover seeking independence--might kill to further political ends? Variously wooing and defying Fortune, Captain MacNaughton approaches life in the same way he wields a sword or commands a fighting ship: with the heart of a lion and the craft of a fox.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158043642
Publisher:	Penmore Press LLC
Publication date:	12/08/2015
Series:	Fortune's Whelp Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Born in Key West, Florida, Benerson Little grew up variously on all three US coasts. As long as he can remember he has wanted to follow the sea. Following his graduation from Tulane University, he entered the US Navy and served as an officer for eight years, most of them as a Navy SEAL. After leaving the Navy, he worked at first as a Naval Special Warfare analyst, and later for a private intelligence collection and analysis firm.
Benerson now works as a writer and consultant in several areas, with an emphasis on maritime and naval issues. He is considered a leading expert on piracy past and present, and is a recognized expert on pirate tactics and anti-piracy operations throughout history. His four nonfiction works on piracy include Pirate Hunting: The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders from Antiquity to the Present and The Sea Rover’s Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630–1730.
He has been featured in two full length television documentaries and several shorter film clips on piracy, has advised on others, and is the historical consultant for the STARZ Black Sails series. He often advises filmmakers, novelists, historians, biographers, genealogists, treasure hunters, journalists, and others.
In his spare time, Benerson devotes himself to his wife and daughters, teaches modern fencing at the Huntsville Fencing Club, researches historical fencing, writes contemporary and historical novels, and develops proposals for potential television documentaries and series.