Tides of Mutiny
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Publisher Description
Lane Garrow has a secret—one that could get her killed.
In a world where female sailors are executed, sixteen-year-old Lane's dream of being a ship's captain seems impossible. Sea life is all she knows, and she wouldn't give it up for anything, even if it means she has to hide as a captain's boy to avoid being killed. But Lane's carefully constructed world begins to crumble when an old pirate enemy comes after her father. And she begins hearing rumors that her father was once a pirate as well.
Lane doesn't want to believe her father could have a dark past, but she can't help questioning everything she's known. After all, Lane's life at sea is built on lies—why couldn't her father's be, too?
Then a mysterious prince shows up, and Lane finds her very survival tied to a boy who could destroy everything. With pirates, betrayal, and death threatening Lane and those she loves, she must now decide between the future she always expected and a prince with an unknown agenda who she finds herself falling for. Lane must either protect herself and find a way to live her dream, or risk everything for a world where her very existence is a death sentence.
Maybe there's a third option. After all, she's never played by the rules before. Why start now?
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Lane Garrow, 16, has lived her life disguised as captain's boy aboard her merchant captain father's ship, the Majesty, thanks to a cruel law passed by King Eurion of Hughen calling for the execution for piracy of any seafaring woman. Lane's dream is to succeed her father as captain someday, while he would rather see her living safely on land with her newly wealthy mother. When Lane is blackmailed into helping 17-year-old noble Aden into securing passage aboard the Majesty, the ship is pulled into a complex web of deceit and intrigue between rival kingdoms. As the conflict spills onto the high seas, Lane must cope with an implacable foe among her crew; her growing attraction to Aden, who immediately sees through her disguise; and shocking revelations about her family's history. Mixing pirate action with slow-burning romance, Rode (Numbers Ascending) crafts an engaging, swashbuckling tale populated with a mostly white cast. Though there is room for further exploration and development, the worldbuilding is capable; Lane makes for a relentlessly resourceful heroine, and her undeniable chemistry with Aden, as well as her tight-knit bond with her father, fuels the emotional core of this enjoyable nautical fantasy. Ages 12–up.
