Caribbean Pirates

Because of the way pirates are portrayed in the movies or on tv, we often think of them as colorful characters. In reality pirates were criminals, many of them were vicious and violent and caused fear over the oceans of the world, at the mention of their name. The definition of piracy is an act of violence and robbery at sea. The image of an eye patch wearing, rum drinking guy with a hook hand or a peg leg is a real image of many pirates. Pirates were initially found in the straits of the Mediterranean and the English channel. Their victims were easy to find because they were traveling ...

From the high seas to exotic island shores, passion bound them irresistibly together. They called her “the devil’s daughter”—Quintana Teach, the beautiful daughter of the notorious pirate, Blackbeard. Raised on a pirate ship, amidst dangerous men, she was as fierce and as wild as the sea. Yet something drew her to Jared Avery Cameron, the handsome and daring ship’s captain her father and his crew had taken prisoner. Anger burned in Jared’s heart. The pirates had taken everything from him that he valued, including his ship and his freedom. The longing for revenge smoldered within...

She vowed revenge. Now she must choose between justice and love. Bound by duty and societal expectations, Margo O’Shea has spent years suppressing her true, wild spirit. But when tragedy strikes, she casts aside the shackles of respectability and embraces her destiny as a pirate, setting sail on a quest for vengeance that will test her courage and her heart. Elara knows that Margo's thirst for vengeance could lead them both to ruin. But her loyalty to the woman she loves is unwavering, and she'll stand by her captain's side, no matter the cost. Their voyage takes them to the heart of the ...

[Rating: PG-13] The Twenty-seventh novel in the award-winning "Tropical Frontier" series, "The Foundling" is, in addition, the Second novel in the "Castaway" sub-series. Tim Robinson is the award-winning author of Florida-based historical fiction (Patrick D. Smith Award, Florida Historical Society, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022). It is 1715, and Caspar Crispian - former slave, celebrated opera star, notorious pirate, and wanted man in at least four nations - has found his place in the world. Home is a desolate, tropic shore, located at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean, two rivers, and a ...

BOOK TWO IN THE DEVIL'S FIRE SERIES Hostage-turned-pirate Kate Lindsay returns in this action-packed followup to The Devil's Fire, and the last thing she wants is to go back to her mundane life in London. A young pirate narrowly avoids the gallows when the governor of the Bahamas enlists his aid in bringing Lindsay to justice. A pirate hunter returns to his old ways, with the demons of his past swiftly following his trail. A beautiful strumpet falls in league with Blackbeard, witnessing his despicable crimes firsthand, before she becomes a pawn in his schemes. As all sides spiral toward a ...

Earth: a space pirate's dream when it comes to booty but not a good place to hide when bounty hunters come looking. Pulling up stakes means Rafe must leave his vintage trailer behind, but in the process he acquires a passenger, a mouthy female who seems to think she's calling the shots. She'll soon learn who's the captain. And it isn't Annabelle, his sassy ship.

BOOK THREE IN THE DEVIL'S FIRE SERIES The Golden Age of Piracy is drawing to a close. Captain Guy Dillahunt recklessly pursues the infamous Charles Vane across the Caribbean, risking the lives of his entire crew for one last chance at glory. Former strumpet Jacqueline Calloway uncovers a dark destiny she never could have imagined. The dashing Gabe Jenkins attempts to right the wrongs of his past, and meets an enemy he does not expect. Kate Lindsay engages in a final battle for her freedom, while friend and foe alike conspire against her. The horizon beckons, but few will survive to reach it.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas....

Ex-Marine Richard Drake is on the lookout for threats to his high-profile client living on St. Mark, smallest of the US Virgin Islands. His cover as a charter sailboat captain enables him to gather gossip among the US and British islands during lazy days and balmy nights. Richard’s peaceful routine is shattered when a terrified Sophie Cooper arrives on the run and begs him to take her to isolated St. Mark. Richard agrees. She has good reason to be scared – her ex-boyfriend, Cliff Webb. She has overheard one too many party conversations at his Palm Beach mansion, where they lived ...

Modern Pirate Series of eBook shorts: A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves. They are modern pirates who love fast boats and expensive yachts, and also share a passion for treasure hunting. Alex and Diego, his second in command, scout the South China Sea and Caribbean for worthy ships to liberate from their owners and turn a profit. Each story reveals more about the pirate, his crew, their adventures, and secret missions. Grenada Blood & Nazi Treasure Alex and Chen dive into a sunken Nazi submarine abandoned after the World War II and find ...

WEREWOLVES OF THE CARIBBEAN The year is 1718, and London writer Rupert Aston Burke encounters an opportunity he can’t resist—cross the Atlantic to join the famous pirate Blackbeard and chronicle his adventures in a book. Such a definitive account of the pirates of the Caribbean would make him the literary star of London. There’s only one problem. Once he’s aboard Blackbeard’s ship, he can't leave. Worse still, when the pirates take a prisoner named Benjamin Carlyle, Burke soon learns that Blackbeard’s not the only monster in the Caribbean. Equal parts pirate book, werewolf book,...

The year is 1815. Following the Battle of New Orleans, American naval officer Patrick Sullivan is given his first command and ordered to search the Caribbean for a rogue warship. The stakes are high, as failure could threaten the fragile new peace treaty between Britain and the United States. Blending fiction with meticulously researched history, author Andrew Costa presents the fourth installment in his series chronicling American military history, The Sullivan Saga.

Hook. The most infamous pirate captain in literature. Who was he really? How did he come to be the captain of the brigantine Jolly Roger? Why did he claim the name of ‘Hook’ to replace the name he had been born with? What drove a student from one of England’s most prestigious schools to seek his fame and fortune as the supreme pirate of the Spanish Main? Sir James Barrie gave us hints about the extraordinary James Hook that only teased at answering these questions and many others. The answer to those many questions is not a tale just for children. From the dives of Tortuga to the sea-...

In the seventeenth-century Caribbean, there aren’t many reasons to wear clothes, but there are plenty of reasons to fight the slavers who profit from cotton. When Eddie Fife’s old flame Susanna appears in Port Royal with her landowner father, the trials and tribulations steam and spark to a smoking-hot finale. Eddie and his growing family, Oshuna and her courageous community, and Captain Barlo with his crew of bare buccaneers are all back in Song of the Sea Witch, the rollicking, frolicking sequel to Skinners by Will Forest. Will Forest, a Nude Scribe, is the author of the naturist ...

Abraham Lincoln may have returned to history books, but other historical figures saw what he did - and now they know they can escape from their times, too. When Abigail Adams decides there's more to life than doing chores in the White House, she joins a crew of Caribbean pirates! Can siblings Abby and Doc set history straight? Or will they be the ones who need to be rescued?

For decades, a string of grisly, unsolved murders have devastated the Florida Keys. Sailors whisper tales of a pitiless seafarer known only as The Man of the Sea who prowls the nearby waters, carving his hostages into fishing bait before ebbing back into the shadows. Authorities have found no trace of him, but the death toll continues to rise. In the aftermath of a family tragedy, brothers Silas and Joe head to the Keys in search of a fresh start. Despite the local legends, things seem to finally be turning around for the brothers and their new fishing business. But as the clouds start to ...

Successful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Drawn from the European tradition, yet of various races and nationalities, they raided both ship and town throughout much of the world from roughly 1630 until 1730. Using a variety of innovative tactics and often armed with little more than musket and grenade, many of these self-described "soldiers and privateers" successfully assaulted fortifications, attacked shipping from small craft, and even circumnavigated the globe.

Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo have gone on impossible missions before and faced many perils, but never have they faced an adversary as determined as the one before them now. The battle will take them halfway around the world and at its end will be either one of the most glorious finds in history - or certain death.

A timeless European classic. 7 million copies in 7 languages. Three generations of fans. And now finally in English! Who are you, really? A beautiful tale of extraordinary people in an extraordinary land. In 1726, a Polish-Virginian in trouble with the law took to the sea and was stranded on an uninhabited Caribbean island. His only desire was to survive and find a way back to his civilization. But fate had other plans: he would meet a tribe of Native Americans and they would adopt him. The Polish Virginian would become someone new and different, someone he had no idea he could be: John ...

Captured by pirates at the age of eight when her parents were murdered, Elizabeth Parker has forgotten her past and become one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean. She and her vessel, The Vixen, prey on all ships, American and British, who sail those treacherous waters. Colin Worth, son of a Boston merchant, ran away to sea, and ended up in the young American navy, the executive officer aboard the frigate, U.S. S. Intrepid. After a confrontation with his tyrannical captain, he is marooned in a ship’s boat—left to die at sea. When Elizabeth and her crew, being pursued by Intrepid...