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Branded Ann
Released January 2008 from Bold Strokes Books

No pirate on the high seas is more bloodthirsty or feared than the notorious Branded Ann, a woman with eyes like ice and a face marred by a mysterious cross-shaped scar. When she raids a merchant vessel bound for Jamaica, her only objective is to obtain the map that will lead her to a legendary treasure. But she hadn't bargained on taking Violet, the merchant's young widow, on board her ship as a prisoner. In spite of her childlike appearance, Violet has a dark side of her own and Ann finds her fearlessness both infuriating and endearing.

As Branded Ann sails in search of treasure, her task is made more difficult by a stowaway child, a saboteur, and the treacherous seas of the Devil's Triangle; to make matters worse, she finds herself falling for her not-so-innocent but altogether charming captive. But will Violet be able to overcome the demons of her past and accept Ann's love? And will they survive the treasure hunt that has already claimed the lives of hundreds before them?

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