OLDER FICTION
Castroman, Nicole

Blackhearts

(4) YA Housemaid Anne, the orphaned daughter of a wealthy English merchant and a West Indies slave, is desperate to escape England for the West Indies, her mother's birthplace. Her plans become complicated as she falls for sailor Teach, her employer's son. Castroman's slow-paced love story addresses race and gender issues, culminating in an origin story for Blackbeard the pirate.

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