Friday, August 22, 1862, Nassau — For Joanna Stuart Davis, the Civil War has been a commercial Godsend. From Richmond to Nassau, her personal empire is swelling, as trade through the Union blockade expands and profits scale ever-higher. But with more wealth comes more challenge. And more enemies — social, political and mercantile. Increasingly, and notwithstanding her prejudices and aversions, she is compelled to look to others for help, and particularly to her cousin, James Trenton Grey.
But her cousin is not there to give her that help. Grey has been abroad in Liverpool for more than a year, seeing to the construction and launch of their newest runner, Southern Star. That vessel, however, is not the only one available to Grey to carry him back to the sea — and to the naval glory he has always longed to achieve . . . .
‘290’ Volume III: Raider is in edit for publication in the spring of 2019. Further updates will be provided as a publication date is announced. Thank you for your continuing interest in this series.
