Flora Burn

<p>In 1741 Flora Burn sailed not as a stowaway or in disguise but as herself-one of the only documented women to serve openly as a privateer on the American East Coast. <em>Flora Burn: The Silent Sailor</em> is a sweeping historically-accurate adventure rooted in truth and rendered with emotional depth following the extraordinary life of a girl born to Scottish immigrants in colonial New England who defied every expectation.</p><p>From the rough wharves of her fishing village to the rigging of the <em>HMS Revenge</em> Flora's path is marked by tragedy defiance and the relentless call of the sea. She learned to fight for herself early-first against boys who mocked her later against men who sought to define her. When her father is murdered for a crime he didn't commit and the only witness vanishes Flora is thrust into a world where silence becomes survival. Ten years later war opens a door to purpose-and revenge.</p><p>Chosen among a crowd of sailors for a privateering voyage during the War of Jenkins' Ear Flora proves herself in combat strategy and sacrifice. Alongside her distant cousin Felix and a war-worn crew she battles Spanish ships disease and the weight of grief. When fate divides the crew and leaves them with a difficult choice-freedom or duty-Flora must decide where her loyalty truly lies.</p><p>This novel is not just a tale of sea battles and survival; it is a reclamation of a forgotten life. <em>Flora Burn: The Silent Sailor</em> brings voice to a woman history nearly silenced. Includes a real historical timeline in the back to help separate myth from fact.</p>