War Drums: A Novel

by Livia Hallam with James Resoner

Allard Tyler and Barnabe Yorke limp into Nassau with their heavily damaged ship. The island is a new, exotic, world for Allard, and it is rife with intrigue, including the romantic advances of the bewitching, beautiful daughter of the island’s governor. When their vessel is seaworthy again, Allard and York Return to Charleston, preying on Union merchant shipping along the way. Once in Charleston, Allard honors his promise to join his father’s shipbuilding business and marry Diana Pinckston, the woman he loves. The fateful voyage climaxes in Nassau, where mayhem, blackmail, extortion, and death combine in Allard’s harrowing struggle for life and hope. 351 Pages $19.99 S+H Add to Basket