Bold - a captivating tale of love, sacrifice, and the relentless pursuit of one’s desires.
 
Step into the world of Maria, a merchant’s daughter, as she navigates the treacherous waters of love and duty. This gripping novel takes you on a thrilling journey through the streets of Port Royal to the Caribbean seas, where Maria’s fate hangs in the balance. Immerse yourself in the vibrant, seafaring world of this historical, romantic adventure, as Maria grapples with her duty, her heart’s desires, and a love that threatens to consume her.
 
Maria, heiress to the failing Lewis Trading Company of Port Royal, finds herself shackled to an arranged engagement. Her betrothed, a man of wealth and influence from London, holds the salvation of her father’s dwindling empire in his affluent hands.
Yet, despite the promise of financial security, Maria’s heart yearns for another. A privateer. A man of the sea whom she waits for under the moonlight every night. Upon learning he would never return; the desperation pushes Maria to the edge, casting her into the arms of the cold, unforgiving sea to drown her aching sorrows.
However, the sea is a deceptive mistress, holding a dreadful surprise.
Maria is bestowed with a chilling curse, a five-year countdown to locate her beloved privateer or forever serve as a steward to the brokenhearted, a fate as cold as the depths from which the curse arose.
The only path to her salvation? An emblematic black flag. Plundering every British ship she encounters in her desperate search for her seafaring lover. The quest, enshrouded in danger, uncertainty, and deceit, turns into a thrilling adventure and a race against the ticking clock.
When at last she finds her jolly sailor, the discovery is far from the romantic reunion she had fantasized. The reality, as unpredictable as the sea itself, sends a shiver down her spine, a shiver that carries the weight of the Grim truth she must confront. Can she still love when all she had ever known—died?

Bold: Inspired by the song in 1891, "My Jolly Sailor Bold", is an action-packed, romantic, pirate adventure. Boasting a strong female lead and a battle for agency in a world that is afraid of her presence.