Calafia's Kingdom : Old Salt Press : 9780994124685 : 0994124686 : 02 May 2018 : Like a phantom dogging Harriet Gray's trail, Frank Sefton is polished, charming-and utterly ruthless. Once, he abandoned the actress to a miserable fate on the far-flung shores of New Zealand. Now, he is back in her life-full of devious schemes to rob and mortify her, far from the protection of Captain Jake Dexter, and his gold-seeking crew. The continuing story of a resourceful young woman making her way under difficult conditions in a dangerous world both at sea and ashore, and her convoluted love affair with Jake Dexter, entrepreneur, treasure-hunter, and pirate. Well told, with interesting detail and appealing characters - Preview Expertly recreates the dizzying days of the California gold rush, where fortunes could be made and lost in the span of a day ... an exhilarating voyage not soon to be forgotten - Cindy Vallar, Pirates and Privateers