The Valkyrie Series: The First Fleet: Look Sharpe!, Ill Wind, Dead Reckoning. Caribbean Pirate Adventure

By Karen Perkins

The First Fleet of the Valkyrie Series of Caribbean Pirate Adventure:
Look Sharpe!
Ill Wind
Dead Reckoning

Look Sharpe!:
Henry Sharpe is a recently bereaved and bankrupt English earl who travels to the Caribbean to help his uncle run his sugar plantation. When he arrives, he finds his uncle has given up on that idea to lead a more exciting life as a privateer, earning a fearsome reputation as Captain Richard Tarr.

Ill Wind:
Gabriella Berryngton is an unhappy and oppressed fourteen-year-old girl living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1683. She dreams of escaping her bitter, ambitious stepfather and sailing off into the unknown.

Her dreams come true when her stepfather sells her into marriage.

Dead Reckoning:
Leo is born in Spanish Panama in 1659. When he is twelve years old he witnesses the violent rape and murder of his mother by three of the Caribbean's most feared pirates: Tarr, Blake and Hornigold, and swears revenge at all costs.

Then he meets Gabriella van Ecken.

What independent readers are saying about the Valkyrie Series:
This is an epic pirate adventure wrought with romance, anguish, fighting and revenge - USA Today Bestselling Author Claire C Riley
I could taste the salt on my lips, hear the creaking of rigging and the wind hitting the sails and feel the Caribbean sun warm my face as I read this wonderful book by Karen Perkins - Kathy
I'm impressed with the author's knowledge, and at her ability to combine her love of sailing with a skillful tale - Author Janice G Ross
Some might say that it's a Bernard Cornwell type tale of adventure on the high seas, but it is much more than that - The Bard
Non-stop adventure with plausible characters, historical content, and situations that any seafaring person recognize - George R
A must read for anyone who loves stories of high adventure, privateers, and romance on the open seas! - Author Debbie McClure
Full of action and just the right amount of romance. Anyone wanting fast paced action and sea battles should read this, you won't regret it! - Chris
Well-told tale of 17th century pirates so expertly woven by an exponent of her craft - it felt as if I was watching the entire saga. Any writer who can make a reader feel involved is one to watch. I well recommend this to anyone - Shaun Peare
A former sailor herself, Ms. Perkins has vast knowledge of sailing. In fact, I found myself awed by her knowledge, beautiful storytelling, and knack for wonderful, period-appropriate dialogue. All of the characters in Dead Reckoning were wonderfully developed and it was clear that a lot of attention was paid to detail - Sarah Furlong Burr

• Language: English
• Publisher: LionheART Publishing House
• Release date: Jun 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781910115534

Karen Perkins

Karen Perkins is the author of the Yorkshire Ghost Stories, the Pendle Witch Short Stories and the Valkyrie Series of historical nautical fiction. All of her fiction has appeared at the top of bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic, including the top 21 in the UK Kindle Store in 2018. Her first Yorkshire Ghost Story – The Haunting Of Thores-Cross – won the Silver Medal for European Fiction in the prestigious 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards in New York, whilst her Valkyrie novel, Dead Reckoning, was long-listed in the 2011 Mslexia novel competition. Originally a financial advisor, a sailing injury left Karen with a chronic pain condition which she has been battling for over twenty five years (although she did take the European ladies title despite the injury!). Writing has given her a new lease of – and purpose to – life, and she is currently working on a sequel to Parliament of Rooks: Haunting Brontë Country, as well as more Pendle Witch short stories. To find out more about current writing projects as well as special offers and competitions, you are very welcome to join Karen in her Facebook group. This is an exclusive group where you can get the news first, as well as have access to early previews and chances to get your hands on new books before anyone else. Find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/groups/karenperkinsbookgroup/ Karen is on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/karenperkinsauthor www.facebook.com/Yorkshireghosts www.facebook.com/groups/karenperkinsbookgroup/ Instagram: @YorkshireGhosts Twitter: @LionheartG and @ValkyrieSeries