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Pirate Quest

Book One of the Gripping Barty Roberts Series

Barty’s only chance to save his family from a devastating curse lies in the past.  

Barty has always been fascinated with pirate legends and his ancestor, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts.  He was one of the most successful pirates of his era, capturing and looting more ships than Blackbeard, Charles Vane, or Jack Rackham. 

But he never imagined that he’d be thrown into the past, that he’d have an opportunity to fight alongside the pirates, or that he’d have to fight so hard to keep the future of his family safe.  

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As I write this review, my side still hurt from laughing so much. [Book Title] delivers what so many books are missing these days... silly, feel-good fun with likeable characters I want to spend time with.
I'm definitely picking up the next in the series!

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Underneath all the humor, fun banter and over-the-top chaos, there's a heartwarming tale of what it really means to be a supportive father, a loving daughter, and a young man wrestling with commitment.

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Pirate Quest

Barty’s only chance to save his family from a devastating curse lies in the past.  

Barty has always been fascinated with pirate legends and his ancestor, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts.  He was one of the most successful pirates of his era, capturing and looting more ships than Blackbeard, Charles Vane, or Jack Rackham. 

But he never imagined that he’d be thrown into the past, that he’d have an opportunity to fight alongside the pirates, or that he’d have to fight so hard to keep the future of his family safe.  

At first, going back in time is just fun. Barty gets to show his heroism. He gets to live the life of a pirate.  

Then he discovers the curse.  

Cursed treasure.  

His grandpa is dying, and he realizes that this has something to do with what is going on within his own family. Their illnesses are tied to this curse. In order for Barty to save them, he must figure out where this originated from and how to stop it.  

Before it is too late, and he loses everything he holds dear.  

Where do you begin searching?  Follow the clues.  Lots of them.  From the attic, to exploration trips on the Maris Stella, and the pirates themselves, you will find yourself taken to the Golden Age of Piracy and experience what it was like to be a pirate and much more.   

Grab your sea legs and get ready for a swashbuckling tale of adventure, discovery, and mystery.  

See you at the dock! 

The Characters

  • Marcus is a man with a single, modest goal in life: to be remarkably, lavishly, and scandalously rich. There's just one small problem... how do you make money when you're being pursued by the local mob, the city guards, and a jilted fiancée?
  • Eleanor is a woman who hates the term jilted. Or scorned. Or rejected. As far as Eleanor is concerned, a promise is a promise, and she intends to collect on hers with interest!
  • Yuriy runs a family-owned business with a wide range of income streams: gambling, "protection", bribery, blackmail, violence, and a little light relocation of pre-owned property. But Yuriy will do anything for his only daughter... and if she wants a wedding, that's exactly what she'll get.
  • Captain Henry de Sauveterre is looking forward what seems like inevitable promotion. After years of meticulous police work, he's convinced he's finally found a surefire way to put away the city's leading crime boss. All he needs to do now is find his daughter and stop a wedding.

The Plot

  • They say crime doesn't pay. Well, it seems no one told Yuriy, the city's most infamous crime boss, who has promised to fund his only daughter's wedding to the tune of a hundred thousand gold crowns.
  • They say money can't buy you everything. Which Yuriy is starting to suspect contains a grain of truth. Money, it seems, can't buy a suitable groom. Which is kind of an essential element for any wedding.
  • They say violence never solved anything. Now this one is just plain incorrect. Yuriy never met a problem that couldn't be solved with a blunt object and some encouraging words.
  • A heartwarming story about family, love, commitment, and (un)organized crime.

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