Book One of The Ravenshaw Chronicles. In 1720 London, Elizabeth Fairchild-daughter of a goldsmith-merchant-believes marriage will secure her future and protect a portable fortune tied to her family's work. She boards the Providence bound for the American colonies with her charming fiancé, Edmund Ravenshaw, and a wary first mate who reads people as well as weather. But the Atlantic crossing turns brutal: sickness spreads, secrets surface, and small oddities aboard ship hint at a plan Elizabeth was never meant to see. When a pirate vessel finally rises on the horizon, it doesn't bring random violence-it brings precision. In the chaos that follows, Elizabeth discovers betrayal cuts deeper than any blade, and survival will require allies, courage, and the will to chase the truth across sea and shore.
