Captain Kyd; Or, The Wizard of the Sea. Vol. II

The sea has never been more dangerous or more seductive. In this 1847 adventure, Ingraham throws his characters into a world where calm waters hide catastrophe and every horizon promises both love and lethal danger. The Earl of Bellamont's yacht sails into treacherous waters, and aboard the vessel, tender feelings bloom between Grace Fitzgerald and the young sailor Mark, even as a pirate ship lurks in the distance like a promise of violence. When the tempest descends and the pirates attack, everything the characters thought they knew about courage and desire is tested against the unforgiving sea. Captain Kyd, the enigmatic wizard of these waters, pulls threads that bind fate, love, and vengeance together in ways none aboard can predict. This is pure antebellum adventure fiction: full-throated romantic suspense rendered in the grand tradition of maritime Gothic. For readers who crave high seas action tempered by genuine heart, Ingraham delivers.