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    A Pirate's Sacrifice
    A Pirate's Sacrifice
    A Pirate's Sacrifice
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    A Pirate's Sacrifice

    By Dahlia Rose

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    A walk on the beach always managed to clear Kimberly’s head at night. With the smells of the island in her nose and the warm surf at her feet, nothing could be better. Until she saw a man floating in the water, and from the time she dragged him to safety, he turned her life upside down. Duncan Fergusson turned out to be more than a drunk tourist. He was a Scottish pirate who traveled through time. He took her breath away with passionate kisses and a need that couldn’t be denied. This was all in the midst of helping him understand this new world he now lived in. Kimberly never felt like this before, and her heart was at stake. Would she find her happiness in Duncan’s arms? Or would the pirate of the Dark Reaper hurtle back through history with her stolen heart in his possession?
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDahlia Rose Unscripted
    Release dateFeb 9, 2016
    ISBN9781524246884
    A Pirate's Sacrifice
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    Dahlia Rose

    Dahlia Rose is the best-selling author of contemporary, military and paranormal romance with a hint of Caribbean spice. She was born and raised on a Caribbean island and now currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her five kids, who she affectionately nicknamed “The Children of the Corn,” and her biggest supporter and longtime love. She has a love of erotica, dark fantasy, sci-fi, and the things that go bump in the night. With over six dozen books published Dahlia has become a reader favorite. Not only because of her writing but her vivacious attitude in talking to her fans online and at various events. Books and writing are her biggest passions, and she hopes to open your imagination to the unknown between the pages of her books. http://hearttoheartwithdahliarose.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/author.dahliarose www.twitter.com/dahliarose1029

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      A Pirate's Sacrifice - Dahlia Rose

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      The winds that buffeted the ship made it rock so perilously Duncan swore the sides of his ship would touch the turbulent waters that kept them afloat. Around him, the sound of cannon fire echoed along with the shouts of his men. The smell of gunpowder was carried in the smoke that blanketed them along with the droves of rain that fell. He wiped strands of dark hair from his eyes and wished that he had gotten the last wench at the pub to cut it like she wanted.

      He wiped the dark strand away again and shouted orders to his men. Drop the sails and prepare to board the blasted English warhorse!

      The unison cry of Aye, Captain! went up, and he watched his men move around with fervor. The anticipation of the fight filled his blood and made his heart increase tempo in his chest. This was his destiny now, to defend his people and the land by taking to the seas and hitting the English bastards where it hurt, in their gold pouches. Since Scotland decided to break away from the English Crown, his father had been killed and the Ferguson land owned for generations had been taken over by some pompous titled lord who made his people suffer. Now, in the Gulf of Corrryvreckan near the island of Jura, he battled his fifteenth English vessel. They called him a tyrant and put a price of thirty thousand gold coins on his head. Duncan threw his head back and laughed in exhilaration. It will be a million before I am through! They would pay out their rich noses for what had been done to Duncan Ferguson and his family.

      Captain, the drag from the whirlpool has them in its clutches, his second-in-command called over the howling winds.

      Aye, come up on their aft side, and we’ll board away from the current and take them for all they got! Duncan flashed a grin and gave the wheel a brutal turn. His ship was not called the Dark Reaper for smiles and laughter. It took ships to their death and the men who rode inside to a watery grave.

      The men, sir, they think this storm has been made by Nechtan! Sent to punish them all for our piracy in her sacred waters. Collin came up beside him, and he piloted his ship to a perfect position.

      By the gods, Nechtan praises us for what we are doing! Duncan snarled. She would not go against her people for the English whoremongers who cheat us out of our lands and our homes, our wives and our children! Duncan sent a fiery glare at Collin. Tell any man who does not want to fight, take to the waters. I won’t have cowards aboard my vessel!

      Collin nodded stiffly, but Duncan saw fear in his eyes, and he went to spread the word along to the crew. This was a fierce storm, harsher than any they had experienced on the high seas. But Duncan knew in these waters a sea squall could be as quiet as a kitten or roar like a lion and take down many a ship. Duncan turned his attention back to bringing the Dark Reaper close to the English ship. He could hear the groan of wood beams as they reluctantly moved in the unsympathetic waves that battered the sides. A loud cry rose up from his men. Even over the sounds of the wind, he could hear the fear in their voices. In an instant, the English vessel was pulled into the whirlpool. Its bounty, men, and the entire ship sucked down into the seas, gone forever.

      Duncan felt the pull on his own vessel as it was now trapped in the same current that took the ship that was to be their spoils on the high seas. Not my ship, not tonight! Duncan thought as he angrily turned the wheel in the other direction.

      Man the sails! Catch the wind. We shall not end this night or any night! he roared.

      The sails unfurled, and the wind filled the canvas. He could feel the pull as they began to move out of the current. The men cheered, thinking they were safe, but soon their voices were muted by fear and surprise. Off the port bow, something began to form. Duncan’s eyes followed the bright swirls of blue in the water.

      It’s Nechtan! She has come to exact her vengeance for us pirating on her waters! We are lost, we are all lost!

      Collin’s voice was shrill in Duncan’s ear. Duncan kept his eyes on the mass that frothed and formed in the sea. Had they escaped one whirlpool only to be swallowed by another? He thought, Maybe it is Nechtan. If so, his men had followed him onto the seas. It was he who rose up the rally cry against the English. He would not let his men be punished for what he had begun.

      Collin, take the wheel, Duncan said. When Collin’s eyes kept fixed firmly on the mass in the water, Duncan took him by the shoulder and shook him fiercely. "Collin, le def dia, come to life, man! Take the wheel and hold her steady on this course. It will take you to the beginning of Jura. From there, head to our island and take our treasures. Divide it up between you and the men. Each of you deserve your fair share for all that you have done! Take them home, Collin, to their families.

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