The Ocean of Secrets

<p>The Pegasus Trilogy soared into reader's hearts with its thrilling debut <em>The Voyage of the Pegasu</em>s written and illustrated by author Eliza Crooks at the young age of eleven. By fourteen Eliza released the gripping sequel <em>The Return of the Cobra</em> in which the Stowaways embarked on adventures that were both perilous and delightfully comical. Now at age fifteen this remarkable young author delivers a captivating finale with <em>The Ocean of Secrets</em> bringing the crew's epic journey to a pulse-pounding conclusion. Reunite with the Stowaways as they welcome new members reminisce past escapades and face their most dangerous mission ever. Will Belle confront her nemesis for a final clash and will there be a cay of reckoning for the ruthless barbaric captain of the Cobra?</p><p></p><p>In the author's words: </p><p></p><p>When I was a sixth-grader just wanting to try and write a book about pirates I had no idea it would become a trilogy that almost seemed real to me. Throughout the first two books the characters and the plot line went deeper and deeper and by the time I got into the third book they had plunged into my own heart. </p><p></p><p>The Ocean of Secrets is a tear-jerking romantic and sometimes even comical story that is ultimately about love. Not just romance but forgiveness compassion brotherly love trust in God and a thirst for justice. Swords guns and blood battles won't fix a dying world; what the world needs is love. </p><p></p><p>I'm fifteen years old now and going into my sophomore year in high school. I've obviously changed drastically between the ages of eleven and fifteen. So I have to admit this book has an older audience than the first one in the trilogy and even the second. I grew up and so did the characters. </p><p></p><p>It's bittersweet because the story begins to deal with realistic emotions and interactions for teenagers and that comical innocence starts to fade out. But the real world isn't innocent; it's heartbreaking. </p><p></p><p>As I finished my trilogy my imagination for these characters became less fantasy and more dutifully typed words. The years I spent with them came to a close as did their story and they went from being real people in my mind to book characters. </p><p>But I hope someone will pick up this book read it and that my characters will become real again for them. I hope that these fictional lives can be lived in hundreds of imaginations sending the reader on their own voyage. </p>