The Rogue's Surrender (The Nelson's Tea Series book 3)
“Her seabed lines and moorings loosened from the jetty. Instantly freed, canvas sails fluttered and whipped into place, inflating like an invigorating breath, jockeying the vessel as tidal currents took hold of the hull, and the wind pulled them away from the docks.
Santa Clara Island, a formidable obstacle, loomed ahead. They closed the distance, making sure lanterns were doused, bypassing rocks sure to damage the hull if they ventured too close. This was a run he and his brothers had made ...countless times smuggling contraband in and out of San Sebastian. To manage their escape, all hands were needed to ease them out from under the sharp-eyed stronghold of La Mota Castillo with nary a sound.
Lookouts in the cross trees and rigging were usually stationed to warn of impending attack or retaliation. Even though Don Vasquez had promised he’d secured their getaway, they took infinite care not to be discovered. The Bay of Biscay was damned near impossible to navigate, a fact that chilled sailors to the bone.MoreLess
Santa Clara Island, a formidable obstacle, loomed ahead. They closed the distance, making sure lanterns were doused, bypassing rocks sure to damage the hull if they ventured too close. This was a run he and his brothers had made ...countless times smuggling contraband in and out of San Sebastian. To manage their escape, all hands were needed to ease them out from under the sharp-eyed stronghold of La Mota Castillo with nary a sound.
Lookouts in the cross trees and rigging were usually stationed to warn of impending attack or retaliation. Even though Don Vasquez had promised he’d secured their getaway, they took infinite care not to be discovered. The Bay of Biscay was damned near impossible to navigate, a fact that chilled sailors to the bone.MoreLess
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