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Sailing Toward the Tempest

Genre: Historical Military Fiction

Early in the French Revolutionary War, a young British naval officer, Lieutenant Joseph Duncan, finds himself unexpectedly in charge of a powerful frigate.  Sailing alone in the Caribbean Sea with no one to ask for advice, he makes a fateful decision to engage a superior enemy force.  Although Duncan is ultimately victorious in the fierce battle, the cargo found on the French ships attracts the attention of the Foreign Service. 

Soon Duncan is thrust into the world of espionage, spies, and politics.  Confirmation of his temporary promotion hinges on competing factions within the highest levels of government.   He forms an unlikely friendship with a rash young Marine officer with a murky background.  Together they seek answers that could expose treason and along the way, learn the French are not their only enemies.

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Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Publication Date: March 2025
Printed Length: 391 pages
ISBN: 978-1685135676
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024946850

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