About the Book: Storm Tide
1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the
east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his
grandfather Jim dies, Rob takes his chance and stows away on a ship as it sails
to England, with only the family heirloom, the Neptune Sword, to his name.
Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds
himself desperate and penniless. That is until the navy comes calling. Rob is
sent across the Atlantic on a ship to join the war against the