When a storm-swept corner of Devon sends Tamsin Kendrick into the path of Sir Francis Drake, England's most feared privateer, her quiet life is shattered like cannonfire. Swept aboard a ship bound for the Spanish Main, she finds herself thrust into a world of ruthless sailors, royal secrets, and the rising tension between two empires. What begins as survival quickly becomes something more-Tamsin refuses to drift with the tide. She will chart her own course, no matter the cost.
From the shadowed coves of the Caribbean to the deafening chaos of ship-to-ship combat, Tamsin earns her place among men who answer only to gunpowder and gold. Under Drake's wary eye, she learns the rules of war-and how to break them. But as loyalties falter and Spanish blades close in, she must decide where her honor lies: with the Queen, the crew, or the fire in her own blood.
Packed with high-seas adventure, hidden rivalries, and the fierce determination of a heroine who won't back down, this is a story of wind-lashed decks, dark betrayals, and a girl who dares to leave her mark on history. For all the legends of kings and captains, sometimes it's the one no one saw coming who changes the tide.
