What's a girl going to do when she wants adventure and in the 16th century men have all the fun? Melaynie Morgan is independent minded and is frustrated with the elaborate dresses expected of her. She doesn't want a marriage and household duties. She refuses to let her conventional background in Plymouth, England, deter her and she disguises herself as a captain's boy to sail off with privateer Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure in the exotic Caribbean. Queen Elizabeth's Protestant England is in an undeclared war with King Philip's Catholic Spain. Drake is waging his own private war with Spain and enjoying the opportunity to steal gold and silver for himself and his Queen.
In this historical fiction tale based on true events, Melaynie finds more than she bargained for during her year in the tropics serving Drake while keeping her secret. There's disease, death and danger before she falls in love with a dashing Spaniard and forges a friendship with an escaped African slave. She returns to England wiser but unaware she's pregnant. Her daughter Joan grows up unaware of her true parentage until the Spanish Armada brings a bittersweet and surprising reunion.
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In this historical fiction tale based on true events, Melaynie finds more than she bargained for during her year in the tropics serving Drake while keeping her secret. There's disease, death and danger before she falls in love with a dashing Spaniard and forges a friendship with an escaped African slave. She returns to England wiser but unaware she's pregnant. Her daughter Joan grows up unaware of her true parentage until the Spanish Armada brings a bittersweet and surprising reunion.
Melaynie's Masquerade
What's a girl going to do when she wants adventure and in the 16th century men have all the fun? Melaynie Morgan is independent minded and is frustrated with the elaborate dresses expected of her. She doesn't want a marriage and household duties. She refuses to let her conventional background in Plymouth, England, deter her and she disguises herself as a captain's boy to sail off with privateer Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure in the exotic Caribbean. Queen Elizabeth's Protestant England is in an undeclared war with King Philip's Catholic Spain. Drake is waging his own private war with Spain and enjoying the opportunity to steal gold and silver for himself and his Queen.
In this historical fiction tale based on true events, Melaynie finds more than she bargained for during her year in the tropics serving Drake while keeping her secret. There's disease, death and danger before she falls in love with a dashing Spaniard and forges a friendship with an escaped African slave. She returns to England wiser but unaware she's pregnant. Her daughter Joan grows up unaware of her true parentage until the Spanish Armada brings a bittersweet and surprising reunion.
In this historical fiction tale based on true events, Melaynie finds more than she bargained for during her year in the tropics serving Drake while keeping her secret. There's disease, death and danger before she falls in love with a dashing Spaniard and forges a friendship with an escaped African slave. She returns to England wiser but unaware she's pregnant. Her daughter Joan grows up unaware of her true parentage until the Spanish Armada brings a bittersweet and surprising reunion.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940014704946 |
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| Publisher: | Victoria Giraud |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 352 |
| File size: | 268 KB |
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