The Short Rope of Mary Critchett

<p><em>The Short Rope of Mary Critchett</em> is a gripping historically accurate adventure based on the astonishing true story of one of the few recorded female pirates in early 18th-century America. Born into poverty in the grimy streets of London Mary Critchett's life was shaped by hunger hardship and the need to survive in a world that offered her nothing. Convicted of theft and transported to the colonies she endured the brutal reality of life in a penal colony as forced labor in indentured servitude-until she chose something far more dangerous: escape.</p><p>With nothing but desperation and the fragile bonds of trust Mary joins a ragtag crew of fellow convicts. Together they steal a ship and sail into Chesapeake Bay with dreams of freedom and a future of their own making. But freedom has a price.</p><p>Told with stark realism and emotional depth this is not a tale of golden treasure and swashbuckling glory. <em>The Short Rope of Mary Critchett</em> is the haunting true story of a forgotten woman who defied her fate paid the price and left her mark in the shadowy world of piracy. </p><p>This is <strong>Book 13 in the Pirate Women series</strong> with each installment offering a unique stand-alone adventure rooted in the lives of real women who defied expectations. The book includes a <strong>detailed historical timeline in the back</strong> to help separate fact from fiction and dispel centuries of myth.</p>