Iβll let you in on a little secretβ¦life is hard! Some days it seems to be harder
than ever. How wonderful that we have books to escape into. Magical stories to
sweep us away to other lands, other times. Allowing us to slip our feet into the
shoes of queens and dukesβ¦.and pirates!
In my new release,
WITHIN A
CAPTAIN'S TREASURE, my pirates do a lot of escaping. Battling on the high
seas, they escape death at every turn. They escape the heartless peril of the
sea itself. Their lives are one step away from a hangmanβs noose.
My heroine, Alice Tupper, knows more escape tricks than Houdini! Trying to break
away from the deeds of her past, she heads toward America only to be captured by
pirates. Through pure guts and a lucky shot, she frees herself from one band of
pirates only to end up in the hands of another. She climbs the mast in the
middle of a storm and survives. Stares down the barrel of more than one gun and
manages to live to tell the tale. She even manages to flee into the night after
being discovered for the pirate she truly is.
Turns out, what she canβt escape is falling in love with Captain Gavin
Quinnβeven after his insistence that she keep her physical and emotional
distance. But there is no escape from love.
I hope youβll let me sweep you away from the stresses and storms of your life
and take you for a bit of an adventure with my
Captains of the Scarlet
Night series. We could all use a bit of a get away, so welcome aboard,
hold on, and donβt look back!
***
Alice Tupper refused to look back. As the Olivia Grace pulled away from
its docking, she didnβt line the gunwales with the others waving farewell to
England. She stood at the farthest point of the bow instead, pulled her woolen
shawl tight about her shoulders, and lifted her face to the freshness of the
open sea. Her gaze rested on the thin line where the sea and the sky lay atop
one another like lovers--that was where her new life would begin
Authorβs photo courtesy of Jenny Sinclair Photography.
Lisa A Olech is an artist/writer living in her dream house nestled
among the lakes in New England. She loves getting lost in a steamy book, finding
the perfect pair of sexy shoes, and hearing the laughter of her men. Being an
estrogen island in a sea of testosterone makes her queen. She believes in
ghosts, silver linings, the power of a man in a tuxedo, and happy endings.
This pirateβs latest prize may be loveβ¦
With a single pistol shot and the swing of a cutlass, Alice Tupper saves her
mistressβs life. But no ladyβs maid in polite society has ever killed a dukeβat
least, not on purpose. So Alice sets sail for America and her new destinyβonly
to find herself battling pirates on the high seas. Aboard her rescue ship, The
Scarlet Night, she is hailed a hero and earns her place among the crewβ¦as well
as the ire of Captain Gavin Quinn.
Gavin chose this pirateβs life, but he knows itβs no place for a woman,
especially one as exasperatingβand beautifulβas Alice. Despite his desire for
her, Gavin is determined to do the right thing and deliver her to the new world.
But Aliceβs deepest wish is a life by Gavinβs side. Will his heart overrule his
sense, and will he risk everything to pursue his greatest treasure of all?
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