02718cam a2200421 i 4500 1339185024 TxAuBib 20240620120000.0 231124s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023038057 9781668051023 hardcover 1668051028 hardcover 9781668051030 paperback 1668051036 paperback TxAuBib rda Cameron, Briony, author. The ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye : a novel / Briony Cameron. New York : Atria Books, 2024. 359 pages : map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history"-- Provided by publisher. In the tumultuous town of Ỳquimo, Santo Domingo, Jacquotte Delahaye is an unknown but up-and-coming shipwright. Her dreams are bold but her ambitions are bound by the confines of her life with her self-seeking French father. When her way of life and the delicate balance of power in the town are threatened, she is forced to flee her home and become a woman on the run along with a motley crew of refugees, including a mysterious young woman named Teresa. Jacquotte and her band become indentured servants to the infamous Blackhand, a ruthless pirate captain who rules his ship with an iron fist. As they struggle to survive his brutality, Jacquotte finds herself unable to resist Teresa despite their differences. When Blackhand hatches a dangerous scheme to steal a Portuguese shipment of jewels, Jacquotte must rely on her wits, resourcefulness, and friends to survive. But she discovers there is a grander, darker scheme of treachery at play, and she ultimately must decide what price she is willing to pay to secure a better future for them all. 20240620. Pirates Fiction. Piracy Caribbean Area Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Women ship captains Fiction. Woman-woman relationships Fiction. Theft Fiction. Caribbean Area Fiction. Romance fiction. lcgft Lesbian fiction. lcgft Historical fiction. fast Sea fiction. lcgft Action and adventure fiction. lcgft