A Pirate for Harriet

A swashbuckling adventure of love, betrayal, jealousy and heroism, A Pirate for Harriet is the story of Nathaniel Devarre, formerly of King Charles II?s navy. Devarre is unexpectedly employed by Lord Abercorn on a mission to Jamaica to find and bring back his errant daughter, Harriet, who has become romantically entangled with the feckless aristocrat, Darby Malvor. From the moment he arrives in Jamaica, Nathaniel is caught up in a web of intrigue. Forced by circumstances into piracy, he is beset by battles, storms and sexual temptations, but refuses to abandon his goal. Many are the troubles and dreadful the tragedy which he must endure before he can return to London. Nathaniel?s life-changing story is enlivened by scrupulous attention to period detail. This is a thrilling adventure in which John Scurr paints a vivid portrait of an age, seen through the eyes of an unlikely hero who rises to the challenges that face him.