Quintspinner : A Pirate's Quest
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A coming-of-age story like no other! Even in the year 1717, one month, one week, or one day, can make all the difference in the world.
One month ago, Tess Willoughby was the daughter of a well-to-do physician in London, and she witnessed the murder of an old seer. Coming into possession of the dead woman's odd ring - an ancient Spinner ring, known by the locals as the Ring of Prophesy, she was wrongly accused by her father of having stolen the ring.
Three weeks ago, by her father's arrangement for the family, she became an unwilling passenger on a merchant ship bound for the pirate-infested waters of the Caribbean.
Two weeks ago, at her father's insistence, she became forcibly betrothed to a man whom she recognized as being the seer's murderer - a man who covets her only for her ring.
One week ago, she met a sailor and experienced the thrill of being in love for the first time.
Two days ago, she realized that such a secret love would endanger them both, and, heart-broken, she was forced to choose her loyalty.
Yesterday, her fiancé betrayed her during a pirate attack and those she loved were slaughtered.
Today, she is plotting to save her own life and perhaps to take his in retribution. The ring is urging her to decide quickly...
Tomorrow will be too late.
A tale of pirates and treasure, love and betrayal, all bound together by a dash of ancient magic, Greenlay's series has been described by readers as "a wonderfully entertaining, fast and furious ride; Lord of the Rings meets Pirates of the Caribbean."
PIRATES OF BLOOD BAY ISLAND is a cross-over novel that has entertained both YA and adult audiences alike. Meticulously researched, yet not your typical historical fiction, it presents the blood and the mud of life in the 1700's and has won numerous Book Awards in YA, Historical, and Commercial categories.
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One month ago, Tess Willoughby was the daughter of a well-to-do physician in London, and she witnessed the murder of an old seer. Coming into possession of the dead woman's odd ring - an ancient Spinner ring, known by the locals as the Ring of Prophesy, she was wrongly accused by her father of having stolen the ring.
Three weeks ago, by her father's arrangement for the family, she became an unwilling passenger on a merchant ship bound for the pirate-infested waters of the Caribbean.
Two weeks ago, at her father's insistence, she became forcibly betrothed to a man whom she recognized as being the seer's murderer - a man who covets her only for her ring.
One week ago, she met a sailor and experienced the thrill of being in love for the first time.
Two days ago, she realized that such a secret love would endanger them both, and, heart-broken, she was forced to choose her loyalty.
Yesterday, her fiancé betrayed her during a pirate attack and those she loved were slaughtered.
Today, she is plotting to save her own life and perhaps to take his in retribution. The ring is urging her to decide quickly...
Tomorrow will be too late.
A tale of pirates and treasure, love and betrayal, all bound together by a dash of ancient magic, Greenlay's series has been described by readers as "a wonderfully entertaining, fast and furious ride; Lord of the Rings meets Pirates of the Caribbean."
PIRATES OF BLOOD BAY ISLAND is a cross-over novel that has entertained both YA and adult audiences alike. Meticulously researched, yet not your typical historical fiction, it presents the blood and the mud of life in the 1700's and has won numerous Book Awards in YA, Historical, and Commercial categories.
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Product details
- Paperback | 382 pages
- 152 x 229 x 22mm | 558g
- 11 Nov 2011
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- North Charleston SC, United States
- English
- Illustrations, black and white
- 1460951921
- 9781460951927
About Dianne Greenlay
Dianne Greenlay is the author of THE LEGEND OF THE QUINTSPINNER Series that has won numerous awards including Best YA, Best Historical, and Honorable Mention for Book of the Year. She wears many hats, Medusa-like. She is also an award-winning playwright and Creative Director of the long-running theater group, Darkhorse Theatre.
Novels in THE LEGEND OF THE QUINTSPINNER Series are set in the 1700's, in the pirate-infested waters of the West Indies for which Greenlay did an enormous amount of research - hauled sail on a tall ship, snorkeled Caribbean shipwrecks, survived a near fatal swamping of a dinghy by breaching Orcas, got dumped off a surfboard and caught in an ocean riptide - well you get the picture - and she lived to write about it.
Greenlay lives on the Canadian prairies with Grumpy Cat who likes to stalk the computer mouse more than the real thing.
Although she is a physiotherapist and retired EMT with many years of numerous adventures and emergency experience in a remote rural setting, Greenlay began writing her first novel to fulfill one of the items on her bucket list.
It was either that, or learn to play the bagpipes. Her husband is grateful for her choice. She is fluent in at least her mother tongue and she thanks her fierce English teachers for that.
More of her thoughts on life can be found at www.diannegreenlay.com .
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Novels in THE LEGEND OF THE QUINTSPINNER Series are set in the 1700's, in the pirate-infested waters of the West Indies for which Greenlay did an enormous amount of research - hauled sail on a tall ship, snorkeled Caribbean shipwrecks, survived a near fatal swamping of a dinghy by breaching Orcas, got dumped off a surfboard and caught in an ocean riptide - well you get the picture - and she lived to write about it.
Greenlay lives on the Canadian prairies with Grumpy Cat who likes to stalk the computer mouse more than the real thing.
Although she is a physiotherapist and retired EMT with many years of numerous adventures and emergency experience in a remote rural setting, Greenlay began writing her first novel to fulfill one of the items on her bucket list.
It was either that, or learn to play the bagpipes. Her husband is grateful for her choice. She is fluent in at least her mother tongue and she thanks her fierce English teachers for that.
More of her thoughts on life can be found at www.diannegreenlay.com .
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