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Dead Reckoning: A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Novel: The Valkyrie Series, #3
Dead Reckoning: A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Novel: The Valkyrie Series, #3
Dead Reckoning: A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Novel: The Valkyrie Series, #3
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Dead Reckoning: A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Novel: The Valkyrie Series, #3

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Seafaring historical adventure, perfect for fans of Julian Stockwin, Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell.

"A real adventure story, the like of which I have not read in many a year. Suspend reality, hold on & enjoy the adventure" – R.P. Smith, Amazon reviewer.

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An historical sailing adventure of piracy, love and revenge in the Caribbean in the seventeenth century.

 

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.

 

Gabriella is trapped in an abusive marriage to a ruthless Dutch slave trader, who is in business with the same English cut-throats. She risks all to escape with her life.

 

Leo and Gabriella meet aboard one of the most horrific ships in the Caribbean - a slaver - and join forces against their common enemy. They face a number of challenges as they battle not only the dangers of a life at sea, including storm, drowning, and being cast adrift in a crippled ship, but also repeated attacks by Blake and Hornigold.

 

But their biggest threat proves to be each other. Can they reconcile their hearts in time for the fiercest battle in their quest of revenge, and survive the gallows?


Dead Reckoning was long-listed in the 2011 Mslexia Novel Competition.

Dead Reckoning is also available in the box set: The Valkyrie Series: The First Fleet with Look Sharpe! and Ill Wind.

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Karen Perkins grew up in and around boats and competed in her Contender dinghy, The Ride of the Valkyrie, at national and European level, taking the ladies title in both championships in 1995.

 

What readers say about Karen Perkins:

"Ms Perkins is a true artist of the spoken word" – Author JJ Toner

"Karen Perkins is truly a master of words, emotion, and craft" - Author Linda George

"A must read for anyone who loves stories of high adventure, privateers, and romance on the open seas" – Amazon reviewer

"Karen Perkins is a real gem of a writer!" – Amazon reviewer

"I love Karen Perkins style of writing and her connecting tales." – Amazon reviewer

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PublisherKaren Perkins
Release dateDec 15, 2020
ISBN9781301404896
Dead Reckoning: A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Novel: The Valkyrie Series, #3
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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

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