Set in 1845 (prologue) and
1850, this is the story of Elizabeth ("Bess") Metcalf, orphaned and
raised by her uncle who is a merchant shipping magnate. As a young woman she
fell in love with and gave herself to a young sailor, Seth Garret, who she
believed abandoned her after their passionate love affair.
Five years later
when her uncle dies and leaves her the business, she decides to have her
revenge on the man who wronged her, now Captain Seth Garret. In pursuit of him,
she stows aboard his ship, a ship that is now one of her company's assets, a
Clipper ship on its way to California from the East Coast of America. She
intends to show him what it means to be betrayed.
This was my first by McCarthy
and I really enjoyed it. She kept me turning pages as the many twists and turns
in the story had me wondering what would come next. I loved the shipboard
setting--a Clipper ship from the "age of sail." And she got the
terminology right! You'll experience a storm rounding the Cape on the way to
San Francisco and many escapades on the way. The characters are well developed
and the emotions real.
This is a story of second
chances, as a young couple in love rediscover the deep feelings they once had
for each other, feelings they buried long ago. I recommend it.
Buy on Amazon.
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