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Blood for Blood: The Uncertain Journey (Captain Bloody Mary, the Queen's Privateer Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Mark McMillin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In an age ruled by iron men, in a world of new discovery and Spanish gold, a young Irishwoman named Mary rises from the horrors of a broken childhood with ships and men-at-arms under her command. She and her loyal crew prowl the Caribbean and prosper in the New World as smugglers for a time, until the ugly past Mary has fled from in the old one finds her.

Our story begins where The Butcher’s Daughter ends. A ruthless Irish clan, the powerful Síol Faolcháin, has trapped Mary inside a burning mill. Wounded and with child, Mary slips into the freezing waters of the Carrowbeg unseen and barely escapes the flames. But the clan has killed Hunter, her heart’s true joy. They’ve seized her ships, taken her gold and scattered all her men. Mary has lost everything. She hides in the shadows. She bides her time. Vengeance is in her heart.

The Queen of England also has debts to settle. Spain’s attempt to invade her kingdom and burn her at the stake for heresy ends in a bloody, costly disaster. But Spain is rich and powerful and King Phillip will try to conquer England again, this time with a larger fleet and with the help of Irish allies. Queen Elizabeth strikes first. And when she sends Mary south as her eyes and ears with the English “Counter Armada” to destroy the Spanish fleet, Mary reluctantly must put aside her secret plans for revenge against the Síol Faolcháin.

Two mighty titans clash. The stakes are high. The prize is the New World.

Based on true historical events, this is an epic story about war, adventure, love and betrayal.
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    Captain Bloody Mary, the Queen's Privateer
  2. Print length
    414 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    November 27, 2018
  6. Grade level
    12 and up
  7. File size
    3398 KB
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February 18, 2019: "...McMillin skillfully recreates the time period with clever insertions of historical events interwoven with Mary's fictional tale. The battle with Spanish forces in Panama is a nail-biting sequel to one of the most famous occurrence in Drake's Caribbean escapades. Equally compelling are the poignant episodes where Mary once again suffers retribution. Events in her past, told in the previous title The Butcher's Daughter, are neatly recounted and completed, so readers unfamiliar with that title will still find themselves grounded here. While the setting may be familiar to many, the time period makes this story more unique, for it unfolds long before the golden age of piracy begins." - Cindy Vallar Full Review

From the Author

I wrote several books about a true but little known story of an American hero named Luke Ryan a few years back (Ben Franklin's most dangerous privateer), written in the 'omnipresent voice.' I enjoy writing in my free time. Some folks seem to think I am pretty good at it too and urged me to write a fourth book but I didn't know what to write about. The idea for The Butcher's Daughter and Blood for Blood evolved during me research of other less well-known privateers/pirates in history. My research led me to Grace O'Malley, the Irish "Pirate Queen," who lived during the time of Queen Elizabeth I. But others had already written books about this amazing woman (who had a fleet of 30 ships under her command!).Amazingly, there were other female pirate captains during the 1500s and I decided to create Captain Mary (her character is meant to be a composite of all of them). Wanting a challenge, I also decided to write the book in first person, from Mary's perspective, and, being a man, that was a challenge!I hope you find this story about war, love, adventure and betrayal, a story of triumph and sorrow, both entertaining and educational.Thank you.- Mark

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KXZHJCV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hephaestus (November 27, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3398 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 414 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Mark has served as general counsel for various publicly trade and private companies over the years but has always loved history and writing. He currently resides in the Southeastern United States.

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