West Indies, 1718. Tess Willoughby and William Taylor have lived through worse times: they didn't drown in the shipwreck that brought them to this island, and they survived a harrowing escape from the hands of a vicious pirate crew. So far they have prevented anything from separating them.But when they are separated by one misstep in the darkness of an underground cave, Tess is forced to rely on the powers of her three strange Spinner rings. In her quest to find William again, she stands to lose everything - love, family, trust, and even her life - as the remaining rings, now awoken, toss both Tess and William into the paths of a deranged ship captain and a psychotic killer. Either pathway will be deadly as the Quintspinner adventures continue...…
Even in the year 1717, one month, one week, or one day, can make all the difference in the world.One month ago, Tess Willoughby was the daughter of a well-to-do physician in London, and she witnessed the murder of an old seer. Coming into possession of the dead woman's odd ring - an ancient Spinner ring, known by the locals as the Ring of Prophesy, she was wrongly accused by her father of having stolen the ring.Three weeks ago, by her father's arrangement for the family, she became an unwilling passenger on a merchant ship bound for the pirate-infested waters of the Caribbean.Two weeks ago, at her father's insistence, she became forcibly betrothed to a man who she recognized as being the seer's murderer - a man who covets her only for her ring.One week ago, she met a sailor and experienced the thrill of being in love for the first time.Two days ago, she realized that such a secret love would endanger them both, and, heart-broken, she was forced to choose her loyalty. Yesterday, her fiancé betrayed her during a pirate attack and those she loved were slaughtered.Today, she is plotting to save her own life and perhaps to take his in retribution. The ring is urging her to decide quickly...Tomorrow will be too late.A tale of pirates and treasure, love and betrayal, all bound together by a dash of ancient magic, QUINTSPINNER - A PIRATE'S QUEST is a cross-over novel that has entertained both YA and adult audiences alike. Meticulously researched, yet not your typical historical fiction, it presents the blood and the mud of life in the 1700's. Full of high seas action, dangerous magic, and a dash of romance, Quintspinner is a swashbuckling adventure that twists and turns with the fury of a hurricane.…
Torn from their homes and the safety of everything that they knew, time is running out for Tess and William and the countdown In the West Indies begins.Five mysterious rings whose powers grow even while Tess struggles to solve their purpose. Four ways to die at the hands of pirates.Three captive lives to be taken or saved - it's up to William - but only if he can avoid becoming one of them.Two double-crossing plots to be untangled in their desperate lunge for freedom.One daring escape - possible only if Tess can figure out how to make full use of the set of Quintspinner rings.The grains of sand in the hour glass are pouring through it , time is slipping away for them like water through their fingers ....…
