Martinique and the convent school were behind her. And so was the enchanted island where two shipwrecked lovers had clung together for life--and discovered love.Now there was only a dream and a mission: to uncover the true cause of her father's death. From London society to the decadent French court, from a Turkish harem to escape and rebellion on the high seas, Garlanda's course was charted for dangerous adventure.A passionate pirate of the heart, no man could resist or forget her. But it was Roque, the bold buccaneer who possessed her soul, whose fate was eternally bound to the LADY OF FIRE .

    This volume in The Seafarers series recounts the sixteenth and seventeenth century voyages of Europeans who explored Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, the East Indies, and Hawaii.

    

    After sailing to their Tortuga appointment, Nick wakes 20 Feb 1722, and believes he is his uncle Captain Coverly's apprentice. Deprivation, danger, death, and eccentric crew follow Coverly's map to King Solomon's gold mine in Africa.

    Paul Hoffman looks behind the legend to discover the reality of what the Spanish crown was doing to defend its empire against raiders such as Drake.Using quantitative as well as literary data on the costs, types, and locations of defenses and on the locations and types of corsair incidents, Hoffman documents the evolution of s system of defenses that he believes was adequate for confronting the violence of the French and English in the years before 1586. He suggests that the size of Drake's expedition of 1586 was a response to this system and in turn caused the Spanish to abandon the system in favor of one that concentrated on the defense of the major towns and trade routes.Besides telling the complex story of how the Spanish built forts, installed garrisons and artillery, and patrolled the Caribbean, Hoffman discusses the ways in which the political system of the empire shaped decisions on defenses. Contrary to what many have believed, Hoffman concludes, Spain exhibited neither military failure nor timidity in its defense of hits interest in the New World. Sharing the results of his meticulous research about the Spanish Caribbean, Paul Hoffman examines an important period that legend has obscured.

    Mary, a young and lovely widow with a taste for amorous adventure, disguised herself as a man and joined Bonny's pirate band. But Bonny's leadership of the Buccaneers, as well as his place in Anne's heart. was soon usurped by the flamboyant Captain Jack Rackam, and Mary became too infatuated with the virile pirate.As the Caribbean surged red with bloody conflict, Anne and Mary found themselves linked in a perilous battle for survival, and rivals in their passionate quest for Captain Jack's love.