Crabbe and the Kings Gambit

<p>Historical Maritime Regency Action Adventure.</p><p><br></p><p>The author has jumped in their time machine back to 1800s Europe and America for an action-packed yarn including privateers escaped slaves sea battles and a rapacious king.</p><p>Buckle up saddle up and strap yourself in for a rollicking ride through Regency times.</p><p><br></p><p>England 1811. Thomas Crabbe has just entered the ailing George III's navy as a young cadet. After a running battle with an American privateer ship an injury confines him to the galley as the ship's cook.</p><p><br></p><p>While there he befriends an indentured African and the ship's cat. Their ship is captured and the three friends are seized as prisoners of war but a twist of fate separates them changing the course of their lives. Thomas is swept into a world of intrigue which takes him to the heart of Paris exciting but treacherous. </p><p><br></p><p>In England the Prince Regent waits impatiently to ascend the throne.</p><p><br></p><p>As political unrest builds across the channel the former Emperor of the French Bonaparte is rattling his sabre.</p><p><br></p><p>Can a cat-loving cook save Europe from impending war? Will the unlikeliest of friendships endure and stand the test of time?</p>