When Leadership is... Everything

In 1781, Isabella and her pirates are the scourge of the Caribbean Sea. In the first book of the Pirate of Panther Bay trilogy, Isabella's plans are thrown into disarray when she captures a young Spanish army captain. She soon finds that he is a special envoy to the Spanish viceroy. But what should she do with him? His loyalty to Spain's King Charles III is unwavering... at first.

But Isabella has more to worry about than a loyal soldier. Little does she know that pirates among her covet more booty and power. Will she sacrifice her quest to destroy Spain for the plunder that will stave off mutiny? And what of the prophecy her mother had told her as a child? What is her destiny?

Isabella grapples with her own ambitions as she weighs the consequences of each decision and the first installment of her high seas adventures takes her to Puerto Rico and St. John (now U.S. Virgin Islands). 

All the while, she contends with pirate hunters, rogue pirates, and the wrath of a viceroy whose relentless pursuit gives her barely enough room to breath. 

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• Historical Fiction 
• Published Mainstream/Literary Fiction
• Young  Adult & Coming of Age
• New Adult
• Women's Fiction
• Adult Historical Fiction

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In this thrilling third installment in the Pirate of Panther Bay series, Isabella and Juan Carlos continue to be hunted by Viceroy Rodriguez and his fleet. After a narrow escape from a trap set off the southern shores of Cuba, they flee up the west coast of Florida. 

Desperate for supplies, Isabella leads a search for a trading post near the Caloosahatchee River (near modern-day Cape Coral, Fort Myers, and Sanibel Island). As they snake their way through the shoals and shallow rivers of Florida's gulf coast and the Everglades, they make contact with a tribe of Calusa Indians long thought to have been enslaved or banished from Florida. 

In this gripping, fast-paced story, Isabella's adventures in Florida may represent the first confrontation between native Americans and pirates in historical fiction. She must navigate linguistic and cultural differences to ensure the survival of herself and her crew. With each challenge and battle, her destiny and the truth behind her mother's prophecy is finally revealed. 

Readers get more than an adventure and swashbuckling high-seas adventure with Calusa Spirits. They will also be introduced to the proud and rich cultural history of one of Florida's most historically significant indigenous American tribes. 

Another genre-bending award winner, Calusa Spirits earned a silver medal in the category of historical fiction from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association.

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