{"product_id":"the-pirates-locket-katarina-dbeers-9781968857059","title":"The Pirate's Locket: Legends of Calverique, Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunaway Bride + Pirate Lord + Enchanted Locket = Romance and Adventure on the High Seas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLady Beatrix Wrenwood has lived a sheltered life in Cornwall, but that is about to change. On the eve of her forced wedding to a man she cannot abide, she decides to run away and chase a family secret. She disguises herself as a boy and enlists on \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest, \u003c\/em\u003ea ship bound for the West Indies. She can't cook or tie a proper knot, but she can mend sails and scrub the deck, or so she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain August Drake has his own secrets. The French Revolution has given him the opportunity to legitimize his hijinks (or piracy, depending on who's asking) under the guise of privateering. He's recently come across a journal with a map that leads to the mystical island of \u003cem\u003eCalverique\u003c\/em\u003e, but it reads more like riddles than directions. When a cabin boy translates the inscription on the journal, Captain Drake begins to think something is very strange about the lad...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't take long for Beatrix's disguise to unravel, kicking off a dangerous and passionate romance with the captain. Beatrix uses temptation to entice him to reveal what he knows about Calverique, but it doesn't take long for her to realize that she is in fact tempted by the man who broods about the ship and insists she come to his cabin every night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their passion blazes, August's brother, the villainous Ambrose Drake, pursues them across the Atlantic. He, too, is after Calverique's treasures, and he will stop at nothing to possess them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecrets, danger, and romance await all who dare pursue Calverique. Who will get there first? Who will live to tell about it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will love The Pirate's Locket if you love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePirate lore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily secrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHidden identities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrothers at odds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasy (enchanted objects, a magical force pulling them to the island)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA damsel in distress who can save herself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pirate lord who doesn't think she should have to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree weddings and a not-so-sad-funeral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katarina D'Beers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968857052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968857059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Siren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Katarina D'Beers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997144428799,"sku":"9781968857059","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pirates-locket-katarina-dbeers-9781968857059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}