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    Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel)
    Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel)
    Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel)
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    Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel)

    By Jennifer Bray-Weber

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    Graciela DuBois is desperate to find the vile pirate who took her sister. What better way to hunt a pirate than with another pirate? When she strikes a reckless bargain with the infamous Captain Banning, she soon realizes a ship full of rogues isn’t as dangerous as her growing desires for the captain.

    Captain Cutler Banning is hardly impressed by the lass’s quest—especially when the man she seeks is a member of his pirate brethren. That is, until she offers to pay handsomely with a legendary gold nugget and her body. the curse the gold is said to bring, he agrees to help. Doing so invites trouble both on board his ship and in his wounded heart. And Gracie has a secret that just may destroy the brethren.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Bray-Weber
    Release dateMar 17, 2014
    ISBN9781311666710
    Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel)
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    Jennifer Bray-Weber

    Award-winning author Jennifer Bray-Weber is a proud native Texan. She is a married domestic goddess/beach bum with two beautiful daughters. The type to take on dares, she has been able to express her creative thinking through countless questionable, often hilarious, life experiences. Her interests include traveling, horseback riding, scrapbooking, shopping, contemplating her next tattoo, rockin’ out to music, and relaxing at the beach.Join Jennifer's mailing list for sneak peeks, excerpts, and free giveaways.www.jbrayweber.com

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      Bring Me The Horizon (A Romancing the Pirate prequel) - Jennifer Bray-Weber

      ACKNOWLEGMENTS

      An earnest thank you to my friends and fans for your generous championing, encouragement, and for your love of my pirates. I raise a glass to you.

      A special thank you to Stacey Purcell, Eliza Knight, Rhonda Morrow, Stefanie Meadows and Kim Killion for the invaluable support in this novella’s finishing touches.

      I would be nowhere without the continued love and support from my family. As always, thank you for being by my side every step of the way.

      CONTENTS

      Acknowledgments

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Epilogue

      About the Author

      CHAPTER 1

      1723 Santo Domingo, Hispaniola

      Are you courageous enough for the undertaking, Captain Banning? Graciela DuBois had nothing to lose by taunting the pirate. If questioning his prowess would get him to help her, she would not hesitate. Even if it meant putting herself in untold danger.

      And danger lurked in every corner of the dim tavern. She had to swig several stout nips from her flask to work up the nerve to enter La Plata Taza. Every man, from the old, encrusted in years of salt and grime, to the green young sailormen, feasted upon her. She had straightened her back, sucked in her breath—mostly for the sour stench of sweat, tobacco, and stale beer—and sought out the infamous pirate in the rear of the inn, his back to the wall.

      When he pushed back the brim of his hat as she stood before him, Gracie had frozen. She was so unnerved by his clear, striking eyes. Waves of dark hair flipped and grazed along his wide shoulders. He was devastatingly handsome. Not at all what a pirate should look like.

      Pirates had matted unkempt hair and beards, wild, shifting eyes, pockmarked faces split with a blistered snarl. At least that was what the one pirate she came face to face with had looked like.

      Even so, Gracie couldn’t lose her head over appearances. He was a dangerous man. A man who laid waste in his path, who took what he may, and slaughtered souls should it please him—if gossip were to be believed.

      She had momentarily lost her tongue in front of Captain Banning.

      Until he smiled something lecherous and declared he didn’t have time for a doxy. He was to meet with someone to discuss a commission. But if she wanted to come around after his meeting, well... The captain was none too pleased his meeting had been with her, that DuBois had been a wee poppet in need of a belt for her deceit and foolishness, as he so arrogantly put it.

      You are a fetching girl, the captain said. His gaze languidly sipped upon her chest before slowly, ever-so slowly, lifting to meet her eyes. And I do like my lasses to be fetching. But you’ve yet to give me good reason to chase down one of my own.

      Carrion took my sister and I want to find him. As I have said, I will pay you handsomely.

      His dark eyebrows pinched and he pursed his lips, lips framed by several days of shadow growing on his face.

      The two men at his table chuckled.

      Aye, you’ve said that. But this tells me nothing and I am growing impatient. Entertain me with details, lass.

      What, pray tell, would Carrion want with your sister that he would steal her away, rather than take where he found her? The largest of the three men held no discretion in his question. He meant to frighten her. And he was doing a fine job of it. His long coal black hair and shrewd ice blue eyes pierced her soul.

      Belay, Zane. The blonde man with the deep dimples and crooked smile tipped his head toward her. You’re scaring the poor sweetling. She’s just looking for a little helping hand.

      You’re no better than Zane, Tyburn, Captain Banning said.

      Tyburn shrugged and winked at her. Name’s Blade Tyburn, he said. And this ogre is Captain Zane Fox.

      ’Tis a pleasure, she said. Tyburn’s easy smile did not smooth out her mounting fear. Had she made a mistake? No, she hadn’t. She wouldn’t be swayed by their callous ways.

      She had her share of nasty men, thieves, and worse, coming around the cottage she had shared with Sarah. Her older sister had a way of attracting scoundrels with her alluring beauty and mystery. But many came sniffing around for something else—a closely guarded, fabled piece of gold. And since most of the townsfolk refused to do business with witches, it became necessary to barter coin and herbal concoctions for basic supplies with corrupt sailors passing through the port town. Gracie had to learn to hold her own against ruffians. She hadn’t quite perfected the same masterful expression and cautionary quips as her sister but it was enough to keep threats against her at bay. ’Twas all a ruse. ’Twas always safer in Sarah’s shadow. She never had to be the strong woman she pretended to be. Until now.

      Gracie heaved a sigh of frustration. Pirates should be easily sold with riches, but these fellows want to know everything. She supposed that was the difference between street rats and kingly pirates.

      She gestured to the unoccupied seat. May I?

      Captain Banning shoved a chair out with his boot. No gentlemen here, but then gentlemen rarely visited Santo Domingo. She sat and began to explain her plight with as little detail as possible.

      My sister has special, she paused, unsure how the roguish men would take her next words, gifts, abilities, if you will, many fear.

      Oh? Captain Banning deliberately blinked, as if fortifying his patience. And what abilities are these that we should, he chuckled, fear?

      It was her turn to smile. I never said you should fear her. ’Tis those of ignorance, those without the forethought to see beyond their faith that are afraid. My sister is a healer.

      A doctor?

      Perhaps, when called upon. More than of body, but, too, the restless mind.

      A doctor is not one to be feared, Tyburn said.

      Unless... Captain Fox began thoughtfully.

      Captain Banning leaned across his arm flat on the table. "Unless the healer is a vodun practitioner."

      A lump lodged in Gracie’s throat. But ’twasn’t his steady, hard gaze that rendered her motionless. Or how very close he was to the truth. Nay, she was mesmerized by his bluish-gray eyes almost devoid of color. Her blooming attraction to him was mystifying.

      Carrion is a superstitious fool, Banning said. He wouldn’t steal away with your sister knowing this.

      These pirates were more astute than she gave them credit for. She may have made a colossal mistake.

      He believes she knows where the Bobadilla nugget is hidden.

      Banning tilted his head, his lips tight. Impossible. The Bobadilla nugget is at the bottom of the sea in Mona Passage.

      Sunk, Fox added, "on El Dorado almost two centuries ago by a hurricane." He shook his head before taking a swill of his ale, as if the loss of such treasure was a pity.

      Try again, lass. Tyburn’s smirk was far more friendlier than the others. Gracie might be his next meal if she weren’t careful. By the coy smiles of every wench strolling past, she might quite enjoy being his dish. She dragged her gaze away lest she become ensnared by his courting web.

      Indeed, she said. "That is the popular legend. The gluttonous Spanish governor, Francisco de Bobadilla, who stole the nugget from the rightful owners, had been recalled to Spain. Twenty-seven caravels in his flota perished with all on board, including the El Dorado carrying Bobadilla. But the thirty-five pound nugget that went down with him was a fake—switched as it was loaded onto the ship."

      With an incredulous huff, Captain Banning crossed his arms. How do you know this? More importantly, why should I believe you?

      The man who the nugget belonged to was of my blood. He arranged it so. And it has been safely hidden since.

      So says you, lass. He looked into his empty mug and waved to a serving girl for another pitcher.

      Gracie wouldn’t convince him with truths, alone. Nay, she needed to get to Carrion and was prepared to make the captain take her at all costs. She’d been steeling herself for this and the possible outcomes for days.

      I know where to find it—the nugget.

      Captain Banning lowered his arm, the lines on his face steadfast. As do I, he said. On the seabed of the most treacherous Caribbean waters.

      Gracie dug into the hidden pocket

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