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An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of colors rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history.

In the tumultuous town of Yáquimo, Saint-Domingue, Jacquotte Delahaye is an unknown but up-and-coming shipbuilder. Her dreams are bold but her ambitions bound by the confines of her life with her self-seeking French father. When a violent coup seizes power and results in the death of the Governor, she is forced to flee her home and become a woman on the run along with a motley crew of refugees, including a mysterious young woman named Teresa--the late Governors wife.

Jacquotte and her band of refugees become indentured servants to the infamous Blackhand, a ruthless pirate captain who rules his ship with an iron fist. As they struggle to survive his brutality, Jacquotte finds herself unable to resist Teresa despite their differences. When Blackhand hatches a dangerous scheme to steal a Portuguese shipment of jewels, Jacquotte must rely on her wits, resourcefulness, and friends to survive. But Jacquotte discovers there is a grander, darker scheme of treachery at play, and she ultimately must decide what price she is willing to pay to secure a better future for them all.

An unforgettable tale told in three parts, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye is a thrilling, buccaneering escapade filled with siege and battle, and is also a tender exploration of friendship, love, and the search for freedom and home.

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Packed full of action, excitement, peril and romance on the high seas, this is the sapphic pirate book of my dreams SARAH UNDERWOOD, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea

Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure meets thoughtful feminist history . . . a rare and special tale VAISHNAVI PATEL, author of Kaikeyi

I flew through the pages as if my ability to breath depended on it . . . This book has stolen my heart! THE DEBUT DIGEST
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1656, Saint-Domingue. In the dark confines of a cell, a prisoner is waiting. Soon the hangman will call her name. Jacquotte Delahaye. A name which has struck fear into even the mightiest of empires. For Jacquotte is no ordinary prisoner: she is a pirate.

Fierce. Legendary. Deadly.

As the hangman prepares the noose, Jacquottes story is told, charting her humble origins from the island of Hispaniola to the deck of a fearsome pirate ship. There, against all odds, she swiftly rises through the ranks, travelling across the Caribbean, facing duels across land and sea, and savouring tender moments stolen in the night.

With the sun rising, can Jacquotte fight her way to freedom and find the woman she loves? Or will she die a legend?
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Following one of the first purported female pirates to sail the Caribbean in the seventeenth century, this is a sweeping tale of adventure and buccaneering - and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history. The perfect read for fans of The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins.

A high-stakes, gripping adventure full of heart-pounding duels and bonds that run deeper than blood . . .will stay with readers long after the final page LILLIE LAINOFF, author of One for All

Unforgettable female characters, breathless adventure and passion a-plenty JULIE WALKER, author of Bonny & Read

Empowering. Uplifting. Illuminating. A tour de force of storytelling! MENNA VAN PRAAG, author of The Sisters Grimm

Gritty, exciting, and tender KATHERINE BEUTNER, author of Killingly

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

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