When Stella Payne a forty-two-year-old African-American divorced mother of one takes a vacation to Jamaica, she has the time of her life and meets the man of her dreams--one problem, he is half her age.
the true and remarkable adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, female pirates
Rees, Celia
2003
At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe, set sail from Jamaica on a pirate vessel, hoping to escape from an arranged marriage and slavery.
On Jamaica, a remote Caribbean colony in 1665, Captain Charles Hunter plots to steal Spanish gold from the galleon "El Trinidad," which awaits repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified harbor that is guarded by Cazalla, a bloodthirsty commander.
Introduces the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica, describing how people live, eat, play, and earn their living in the countryside and in various cities.
Lilith, a slave on a Jamaican sugar plantation in the late eighteenth century, holds a dark power that makes her the target of a slave revolt, placing Lilith in danger as she is forced to push the limits of slavery and resolve.
After becoming aware of the racism that exists in England, Faith Jackson follows the advice of her parents and travels to their homeland of Jamaica where she meets her aunt Coral who tells her stories of her ancestry.
Cordelia hates her red hair and the way her schoolmates tease her about it. The only way to end the teasing, she decides, is to become rich and famous. Find out how Cordelia's dreams come true in this delightful story set in Jamaica.
