The Treasure of Oake Island: A Tale of Realmgard

By J.B. Norman

The Sisters Darkstone return for another adventure.

With treasure map in hand, and an archaeologist uncle and genius cousin in tow, Kat and Dunstana set their sights on Oake Island to find the hiding place of the legendary pirate William Newgate's lost treasure. But the Darkstones will soon learn that they aren't the only ones with their sights on Oake Island. The ambitious young captain of the Red Wolf Pirates has a map of her own and she won't take kindly to anyone else laying claim to the treasure she believes is rightly hers.

Read the second Realmgard adventure as the Sisters Darkstone find themselves on a collision course with the Red Wolves!

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.B. Norman
• Release date: Jul 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005697945

J.B. Norman

J.B. Norman lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he pretty much lives and breathes writing. When he is not writing his own books, he is editing books written by somebody else. He wanted to write a book since he was about nine years old; upon discovering that "Viking" was no longer a viable career option, he finally sat down and did it.

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The Treasure of Oake Island: A Tale of Realmgard

J.B. Norman

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Copyright 2021 J.B. Norman.

Cover Art Copyright 2021 Joel Balkovec.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, locations, and events are either products of the author's imagination, or are used fictitiously.

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Table of Contents

First Page

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Preview Chapter: The Bandits of Goldharbour

About the Author

To the good people of the

Department of Classics and Religious Studies,

University of Ottawa

Chapter 1

Jonas Darkstone would like to tell you about his brother. Though, really, Dorian Darkstone is the kind of man who needs no introduction. Everyone in Porthaven knows the stories about Dorian: terror of the high seas, plunderer of booty, puncher of sharks. Between the constant triumphs over mortal danger, the attainment of unrivalled fortune and glory, and the marriage to the beautiful eldest daughter of one of Porthaven’s most successful families, it has always seemed to Jonas that his brother lives a truly charmed life.

Jonas still isn’t quite sure how Dorian, of all people, managed to marry a dignified, kind-hearted woman like Estelle Winfield. He still clearly remembers the day Dorian and Estelle told him they were getting married.

We’re getting married, Estelle had said, showing him the big, shiny ring on her finger.

And then Jonas had stared intently at her for a while before exclaiming "Have you met Dorian?"

And, yet, against all odds, Dorian Darkstone has proven to be a shockingly adequate father to his two daughters. Jonas admires the fact that Dorian gave up his globetrotting piratical career for the sake of his wife and daughters, demonstrating a level of sound judgement and self-sacrifice for which most pirates, and most Darkstones, aren’t usually known.

Despite Dorian’s many bewildering successes as both a pirate and a family man, Jonas is hardly jealous of his brother. He’s accomplished too much in his own life to be jealous of somebody else’s accomplishments, even if his own successes aren’t quite as legendary or as interesting as his brother’s. Dorian Darkstone’s career involves beating people up and stealing their stuff. Professor Jonas Darkstone’s career makes a meaningful contribution to Porthaven’s cultural legacy and shapes the impressionable young minds of future generations.

And, in his opinion, he wears a much nicer hat than his brother.

Even when Jonas slips up and starts getting jealous of Dorian, it’s hard to stay that way, given that Dorian’s daughters are his own daughter’s best friends in the world. Which is good, because Annie has always had trouble making friends. Thanks to Kat and Dunstana, she has all the friends she needs. Kat and Dunstana treat Annie less like a cousin, and more like a third sister.

Jonas tries to visit Kat and Dunstana as often as he can, but it’s usually Annie who looks forward to those visits most. In fact, Annie has spent most of today bouncing restlessly and reminding him that he’s promised to visit them later in the day.

Come on, Dad! Annie urges, tugging at his arm to pull him away from his desk. Kat and ‘Stana are waiting for us!

Annie pulls Jonas out of his study, around the corner, down the stairs.

Have fun, his wife Peregrina calls after them, peering out from the door of her sewing room.

Most people around Porthaven have given up on trying to wrap their mouths around the name Peregrina, so they usually call her Peri, just like Antiqua has become Annie. Even Jonas has started instinctively to use the nicknames, thanks to hearing everyone else do it.

Annie looks more like her mother than she does like Jonas. But that’s hardly surprising. Pink hair and pointy ears don’t run in the Darkstone side of her family. They do, however, make it abundantly clear that she’s half Elf. Hair and ears are Elves’ most striking features, which show up in Half-Elf children. Annie has the exact same rosy hair as her mother.

You should come with us, Mom, Annie offers. It’ll be fun!

Thank you, dear, Peri answers. But I have a lot of work to do. I don’t think I can spare the time. She glances over her shoulder into her room. The Countess Dirigible needs a new dress for the weekend. She frowns to herself. "And she has very peculiar tastes."

Okay, Annie replies. We’ll tell you all about it.

Thank you, dear, Peri