Dark Lady of Doona

ISBN: 1481871609

Author: Frost, Christine

Condition: New

Product Description Known as Granía of the Gamblers, Granía OMalley makes a high-stakes bet to buy her freedom and the ability to continue her livelihood as pirate queen on Irelands west coast. She enters into a dangerous agreement with Queen Elizabeths spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, and soon finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue that is plunging her country, as well as her family, into chaos. At war with a cruel governor while serving as one of Walsinghams many spies, Granía struggles to maintain stability within her family and fleet and provide an enduring legacy for her heir to the seas. A story full of adventure and passion, Dark Lady of Doona portrays the life of a formidable woman who defied traditions by commanding her own fleet of ships and leading her loyal followers into rebellion. About the Author Christine Frost graduated from UMass in 1994, and a master's degree in literature and creative writing from Harvard Extension School in 2008. Having worked as a beer and mead brewer and an international sales assistant for a record label, she eventually found her career in the world of words, becoming an editor, writer of historical fiction, and teaching assistant for college-level literature courses. She's happily ensconced in a place overcrowded with books in the Boston area with her husband.