Captain Brocade and His Prize

About the Book

Melissa Clark was walking in a downpour on a city street in New York in 1987 when lightning strike nearby. After the flash, life as she knew it changed for her. For the city street now was a country lane and a handsome man in a blue spangled coat on horseback suddenly appear before her. She found the supposedly wet paved road, a dry dirt road and instead of a city curb, shrubs appeared on both sides of the street.

Captain Thomas Brocade was traveling with a handful of his crew one clear evening in Bristol, England, in 1687 when a body suddenly appeared before him. Instinctively the body rolled into the brush before his horse could step on it. Once he realized it was a lady, he leaped from his horse to come to her aid, offering his hand to her. But the lady was no lady, she slapped his hand away and rose on her own. He could see the angry fire in her eyes and was enthralled with the young lady before him. She was full of spirit, unlike any woman he had ever encountered before. Her manner of speech, her dress, and attribute was intriguing.

But her talk concerned him also. Was she mad, or was she in fact a time traveler from the future? Either way, he must have her, no matter what she wanted. So the captain took her by force to his ship and set sail for the West Indies.

Melissa discovered he and his crew were pirates, and his destination was Port Royal, the wickedest city in the world. And the captain’s interest in her was to make her his life-long companion, his woman, the captain’s tart, or give her to his crew for their pleasures if she refused him.

Here’s where the battle of the sexes fight to death. And the modern world and the age-old beliefs debate for supremacy where two quite different personalities clash.

Will the beautiful Melissa win the war and return to her time and home? Or will the handsome Thomas win this war, her heart, and keep her with him for their lifetime?

Among the adventures was a visit to South Caroline and a pirate island. Along the way, they encountered a massive storm, battles with enemy ships, and a pair of dolphins at play.

About the Author

Born to Harold and Dorothy Henderson in 1961 and a older brother Marty. Writing and acting seam natural to me. I was 12 when I fugured I was a writer-born. First publish in 1978 with my first novel mini-serialized in the school newspaper. Many poems publish and won awards and appeared in biographical directories.