Oathbound: (The Royal Rose Chronicles Book 1) (Volume 1)

Emma, daughter of the infamous Arabella the Ruthless, dislikes pirates almost as much as she detests the sea. Having lost her family to various vices and tragedies, she’s managed to carve out a life for herself working at a small port-side tavern. It’s there that she discovers she is dying from the same illness that slowly took her father. When a former member of the king’s navy turned privateer offers her passage to the very island where the cure is believed to grow, she is faced with the choice of living out the next few months of her life in peace or taking a chance to live. Against her better judgement, Emma finds herself initiated into the rag-tag crew of the Royal Rose and on a quest to find the haunted treasure of Barnabe De.

This story has all the beloved elements of a classic pirate tale, including ferocious sea monsters, captivating merfolk, legendary treasure troves, and haunting black ships. What sets the story apart is the charmingly flawed cast of characters. Although the crew is riddled with conflicting motivations, they somehow manage to work together, even when promises and secrets threaten to tear them apart.