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Moonshine
- A Short Story (West Country Trilogy Prequel)
- Narrated by: Rebecca McKernan
- Series: West Country Trilogy, Book 0.5
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Summary
Cornwall, England, 1726.
Isaac Bailey returns home after four years at sea, expecting a welcome from his family. Instead, he finds his parents' graves and his sister, Scarlett, waiting to be rescued from the orphanage.
Against his will, Isaac is thrust into a world of smuggling, forced into the service of wealthy syndicate boss Charles Reuben.
"Prove yourself trustworthy," says Flora, the witch's daughter, "and the chance for escape will come."
But as Isaac sets about gaining Reuben's trust, he unwittingly draws Scarlett and Flora into his dangerous world of midnight landings. The harder he tries to pull them from the smugglers' net, the harder they are entangled.
Find out where it all began in this short story prequel to the West Country Trilogy, set 14 years before the events of audiobook one.
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- Jack Rodriguez
- 28-01-19
Really enjoyed it
Really enjoyed this 18th century smuggling historical fiction short story set in South West England.
Grabbed me from the beginning and didn’t let me go.
Looking forward to reading book one in the series.