T. M. Moore

The Black Witch

Children of The Dragon book 6:
"Never underestimate the power of love."
The year is 1718, on the cusp of the Golden Age of piracy. Charity Rakham is the daughter of a merchant seaman, the captain of the Mary Catherine. She learns about womanhood on the high seas the hard way when her father and fiance' are killed by the dread pirate Blackbeard. Sold into slavery to a man named Rosenthorne, Charity becomes the chambermaid to his wife Illyana. But a dark secret haunts the house, and when she and her mistress try to run away Rosenthorne murders Illyana. His vampire footman Duncan helps Charity escape the fiend. Now a fugitive, she marries the captain of the Braveheart to save him from execution for a crime he did not commit. In return he offers her his undying love and the dragon's blood. With his help she sets her revenge against Blackbeard by becoming the captain of the most fearsome black ship on the Caribbean Sea. For adult readers. 120 pgs, $12.95.