Merrick strode onto the main deck. The Redemption had entered a morning fog that hovered upon the sea like a bird of prey, creating a ghostly silence as the ship slid through the calm water.

Edward Terrance Bristol. Just hearing that name spoken out loud set every muscle ablaze. Surely, he had misunderstood her. The Edward Bristol he knew could not possibly be her father. The Edward Bristol he knew was a wicked pirate who'd been terrorizing the Caribbean with his cruelties for ...