Bring it Close
by Helen Hollick
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Re-released: June 2011
Publisher: SilverWood Books
Genre: Action, Pirates
Paperback: 386 pages
Rating: 5
Synopsis:
Jesamiah Acorne, Captain of the Sea Witch, has accepted a government-granted amnesty against his misdeeds of piracy, but old enemies do not forget the past. In particular Edward Teach - better known as Blackbeard - has a bone to pick with Acorne. Following an indiscretion with an old flame, Jesamiah finds his fiancée, the midwife and white witch Tiola Oldstagh, has gone to North Carolina to help with an imminent and difficult birth. The problem; that is where Blackbeard now resides.
He must not discover that Tiola is Jesamiah's woman, she will have to hide her identity and her gift of Craft from the black-hearted pirate who has sold his soul to the devil. With Sea Witch damaged and himself wounded by Blackbeard, Jesamiah has to take stock of his situation at his old home in Virginia - but trouble follows him like a ship's wake and he is arrested for acts of piracy on the High Seas.
Too much trouble has come too close! How is Jesamiah Acorne to clear his name, overturn a sentence of hanging, keep Tiola safe, put an end to Blackbeard and deal with being haunted by the ghost of his father? Bring It Close moves from the Bahamas to North Carolina and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia at a swashbuckling pace. There is intrigue, misunderstandings, romance and adventure all wrapped up in a delightful blend of mystical fantasy.
Series:
Sea Witch - Voyage One
Pirate Code - Voyage Two
Bring it Close - Voyage Three
Ripples in the Sand - Voyage Four (expected publication Winter 2011/12)
My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): telescope
Arggg! Captain Acorne starts off quite the pirate rogue in his regards to his relationship with Tiola.
In addition, his life gets rocky as the past is revealed to us and catches up with him.
I love how there are strong female characters in this story and how they fend for themselves.
Again, loved the details of ships, sailing and the beauty of the sea.
Sooooo looking forward to the next installment of Captain Acorne's (and Tiola's) story.
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