Dragon Pirate

What can one lone woman, disguised as a cabin boy, do against a notorious pirate captain with a bloodthirsty crew and a fierce sea dragon?

When Rusty's uncle is killed by the Scarlet Hand, a bloodthirsty pirate captain, she vows to avenge him.

She's taken captive as the Scarlet Hand's new cabin boy. She must keep her true identity secret or risk losing her virtue—or her life.

Will never wanted to become the Scarlet Hand, the notorious pirate captain of the Fiery Dragon, but his vengeful dragon goaded him into shedding the blood of the last captain. Instead of plundering and killing, Will sells prisoners. That way, they keep their lives, and the dragon gods may smile upon him and grant him luck.

The gods know he needs it. He's signed a contract with the formidable Emperor Haakin. If he doesn't deliver, the emperor's assassins will hunt him down, tie him to the yardarm of the Fiery Dragon, and slice him into pieces.

But when Will ventures into the emperor's mines, he discovers a terrible secret. And when his cabin boy learns of it, Will discovers the cabin boy has secrets of his own. Secrets that turn their lives upside-down.