Charlee LeBeau & The Salish Wind

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's the summer of 1859 and fifteen-year-old </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Charlee LeBeau</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> has to get out of San Francisco. Pursued by two vengeful minors who'd gambled away their gold shares in a card game with her no-good Uncle Jack a secret connection to the seafaring Underground Railroad is her only chance of escape.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Posing as a boy Charlee talks her way onto the crew of the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Salish Wind</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a merchant schooner bound for a gold rush port on the west coast of British Columbia. But this bold act sets her on a turbulent course from which there is no turning back.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her stormy Pacific journey leads to a dangerous frontier town and a terrifying encounter with ruthless treasure-hunting pirates on the unforgiving local waters. Charlee must draw upon her resourcefulness and courage to pass the ultimate test--survival. Will her wits and determination prevail? Will she discover riches greater than gold?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Charlee LeBeau & The Salish Wind</em> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>is a gripping tale of adventure betrayal and self-discovery. Follow Charlee as she sails north to the British colony town of Victoria and braves the rugged wilderness of a desolate lighthouse island in the Salish Sea.</span></p><p><br></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This second book by C.V. Gauthier filled with fascinating characters spectacular settings and heart-pounding adventures continues the tale that began with <em>Charlee LeBeau & the Gambler's Promise.</em></strong></p><p><br></p>