Sailing Toward the Tempest

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Ride with British Naval Captain Joseph Duncan as he sails the Atlantic in search of enemy French ships while battling treacherous waters mercurial weather and ever-shifting winds. Set in 1795 this nautical tale is filled with fierce sea conflicts military intrigue and even a bit of romance. -Katrina Thomas reviewer</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In war one decision can win a battle-or end a career.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>1795. The French Revolutionary War burns across the Caribbean.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Captain Blackwell falls just as a French convoy appears on the horizon command of HMS </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Fidelity</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> passes to Lieutenant Joseph Duncan-an able but untested officer suddenly responsible for a 24-pounder frigate and the lives of hundreds of men.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Outnumbered and facing a determined French commodore Duncan must decide whether to disengage or risk everything in a bold attack. One daring maneuver could cripple the enemy. One miscalculation could cost him his ship.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But triumph at sea brings new dangers ashore.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The cargo taken from the French convoy attracts powerful attention in London drawing Duncan into a world of intelligence work political rivalry and competing loyalties. His promotion-and his reputation-hang in the balance as he learns that the intrigues of empire can be as perilous as enemy broadsides.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Sailing Toward the Tempest</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> delivers thunderous naval combat authentic Age of Sail detail and high-stakes adventure for readers who love Patrick O'Brian Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester.</span></p><p></p>