In Harm's Way: Book One of The Sea Hawkes Chronicles
by Thomas M. Wing
Historical Fiction
The man who fights for his family is far more dangerous than the one who fights for his king. Colonial sea captain Jonas Hawke returns home to Norfolk after a year-long voyage only to have his ship and its valuable cargoseized by the British Royal Navy. As the royal governor further tightens the noose on trade, Jonas ... is thrust into the chaos of a growing rebellion. Desperate to support his family, he sets out to find work. When he is denied a commission with the newly formed Continental Navy, he outfits his own vessel as a private ship-of-war and voyages to the Caribbean in search of enemy merchant ships he can capture and friends he can trust. But dangers multiply on the unforgiving sea. The Royal Navy reacts mercilessly to the threat posed by privateers like Jonas. How will Jonas fare now that he has boldly defied the king of Britain to preserve his family? And what will happen to his loved ones while he is away, engulfed in a war to oppose tyranny in the name of freedom? “...Authentic. Captivating. Historically accurate. Inspirational...Naval history comes alive, courtesy of retired US Navy Commander Thomas Wing, Naval Academy and Naval War College graduate. A 5-star read!” —Laura Taylor, six-time Romantic Times award-winner “Tom Wing’s newest thriller...is every bit as great a read as his breakout first novel, Against All Enemies...grabbed me and did not let me go...” —George Galdorisi, CAPT, USN (Ret.), award-winning author and retired naval aviator “...(F)fast-paced
