Blackhearts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481432696)

In this stunningly creative debut, Nicole Castroman reimagines the origins of history's most infamous pirate--Blackbeard--and tells the story of the girl who captured his heart and then broke it, setting him on a path to destruction.

When Edward "Teach" Drummond, son of one of Bristol's richest merchants, returns home from a year at sea, he finds his life in shambles. Betrothed to a girl he doesn't love and sick of the high society he was born into, all Teach wants is to return to the vast ocean he calls home. There's just one problem: he must convince his father to let him leave and never come back.

Following the death of her parents, Anne Barrett is left penniless. Though she's barely worked a day in her life, Anne takes a job as a maid in the home of Master Drummond. Lonely days stretch into weeks and Anne longs to escape the confines of her now mundane life. How will she ever achieve her dream of sailing to Cura軋o--her mother's birthplace--when she's trapped in England?

From the moment Teach and Anne meet, they set the world ablaze. Drawn together by a shared desire for freedom, but kept apart by Teach's father, their love is as passionate as it is forbidden. Faced with an impossible choice, Teach and Anne must decide whether to chase their dreams and leave England forever--or follow their hearts and stay together.

Author: Nicole Castroman
ISBN-10: 1481432699
ISBN-13: 9781481432696
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2016
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2015
Romantic Times 02/01/2016 pg. 38 - Excellent
Booklist 01/01/2016 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 01/18/2016
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 99
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2016 pg. 298
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable