Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S.Forester, this is a dramatic and action-packed naval adventure from bestselling author James Nelson full of vim and vigour!"Nelson writes with the eagerness of a young man sailing his first command" — Patrick O'Brian"First class historical action" - ***** Reader review"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" - Patrick O'Brian"A thrilling read..." - ***** Reader review"Smashing Good Read!" - ***** Reader review************************************ONE SIMPLE MISSION CAN HAVE EVERLASTING CONSEQUENCES...1776: A fleet of British transport ships are looming off Staten Island, while the remnants of General George Washington's army huddle behind hastily constructed fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. There, Washington is preparing for the final destruction of the...

A captivating and stirring maritime adventure from bestselling author James Nelson that will have you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester. "Kept me riveted from start to finish..." - ***** Reader review. "Fast paced and hard to put down" — ***** Reader review'A fine adventure series...first-rate action writing' — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY***********************************************THERE'S A TRAITOR IN THEIR RANKS DETERMINED TO THWART THEIR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM...1775: General George Washing has discovered his store of gunpowder has dwindled to next to nothing. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is despatched to Bermuda to capture the British gunpowder known to be there. But the plan is a trap, hatched by a traitor among the Patriots. Washington's aide-de-camp Major Edward Fitzgerald is tasked with hunting the traitor down;...

The third enthralling instalment of the Revolution at Sea seriesA powerful maritime adventure in the epic, true-to-life tradition of Patrick O'Brian.In the winter of 1776, a decade of simmering tensions finally comes to the boil. The rebel government of Philadelphia, determined to cast off the chains of British tyranny, has authorised the creation of the United States Navy - a brazen act of American aggression against the greatest maritime power in the world.Still battered from her fight in Bermudan waters, the brig-of-war Charlemagne under the command of Captain Isaac Biddlecomb sets sail on a daring mission to raid the British store of arms on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. But he finds that his greatest enemy is an undisciplined crew on the brink of mutiny, and, beset by betrayal and treachery, Biddlecomb must find a way of uniting his men against a cruel and common foe... as the British Navy...

Book Three of the acclaimed Brethren of the Coast trilogy, featuring Thomas Marlowe.Former pirate and captain of the Guardship,Thomas Marlowe, is now a man of property, keeping his prosperous tobacco plantation in Virginia with his beautiful wife Elizabeth. But the Anglo-Spanish war has meant a decline in tobacco prices, and Thomas decides to come to England to trade his wares, little thinking that in the busy streets of London he will meet an old enemy from his pirating days.Forced to abandon his tobacco and flee, he has to take to sea and finds himself in battle with the ships bound for the Moghul Empire, and in Madagascar he at last comes face to face with his pirate foes.

The second part of the thrilling Brethren of the Coast trilogy Thomas Marlowe, former pirate and captain of the Guardship, lives prosperously on his tobacco plantation near Williamsburg with his lovely wife Elizabeth. But when King James, the huge ex-slave who is in command of Marlowe's sloop, kills the crew of a slaveship - a blackbirder - and makes himself the most wanted man in Virginina, Marlowe is forced to go and hunt him down.Setting off in pursuit of the blackbirder, struggling to maintain control over his crew - rough privateers, set only on plunder - Marlowe follows James's trail of destruction all the way to the shores of Africa. There, in the slave port of Whydah, James and Marlowe face a common threat - and their final showdown.

The wild beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula serves as a backdrop to murder, kidnapping and unexpected discoveries in an old mansion. Stephen Moorehouse's excitement about spending the summer at his movie mogul Uncle's estate quickly turns to alarm when it appears a mobster is tailing him all the way from New York City to the wilderness of northern Michigan. But why? When the serenity of Cliffside manor is rocked by a brutal murder, evidence points to Stephen as suspect number one. With the help of his new friends and his Uncle's beautiful assistant, Jeanette, Stephen must solve a murder and elude his stalked at the same time. About the AuthorJames R. Nelson was born and raised in Escanaba, a small town in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. He earned a Bachelors degree from Western Michigan University and moved to Florida where he taught Marine Biology. After earning a Master's Degree, James left teaching to enter the business world. He currently lives in central Florida, where he enjoys kayaking, playing drums and working on his next novel.