1.
Voices
Beckon, Pt. 1: The Voyage
Novella, Sea
& Romance
She's not of his class, not of his religion, and not in his
plans . . . will she fill his future as she fills his dreams?
England, 1783. Passengers swarm the bustling quay, anxiously awaiting their call to a new beginning. On the cusp of womanhood, the wealthy Elisabeth Hale stands among them, as does David Graham, a Scot apprenticed to a Philadelphia printer, and Liam Brock, an orphaned Scot with a dubious past and a keen eye to his future.
Tossed together despite differences of class and religion, the three forge an unwavering bond of friendship, love, and loyalty while aboard the brig Industry. Join them on their journey.
This 37,000 word NOVELLA (145 print pages) is the first of three parts of the full length novel, Voices Beckon, a heartwarming story about growing up and finding love--against all odds.
England, 1783. Passengers swarm the bustling quay, anxiously awaiting their call to a new beginning. On the cusp of womanhood, the wealthy Elisabeth Hale stands among them, as does David Graham, a Scot apprenticed to a Philadelphia printer, and Liam Brock, an orphaned Scot with a dubious past and a keen eye to his future.
Tossed together despite differences of class and religion, the three forge an unwavering bond of friendship, love, and loyalty while aboard the brig Industry. Join them on their journey.
This 37,000 word NOVELLA (145 print pages) is the first of three parts of the full length novel, Voices Beckon, a heartwarming story about growing up and finding love--against all odds.
1.
Hell
Around the Horn
Sea
Hell Around the Horn is a nautical thriller set
in the last days of the great age of sail. In 1905, a young ship’s captain and
his family set sail on the windjammer, Lady Rebecca, from Cardiff, Wales with a
cargo of coal bound for Chile, by way of Cape Horn. Before they reach the
Southern Ocean, the cargo catches fire, the mate threatens mutiny and one of
the crew may be going mad, yet the greatest challenge will prove to be
surviving the vicious westerly winds and mountainous seas of the worst Cape
Horn winter in memory. Based on an actual voyage, Hell Around the Horn is a
story of survival and the human spirit against overwhelming odds.
Praise for Hell Around the Horn:
Rick Spilman brings alive the rough and tumble world of the windjammer with authentic and well-chosen detail, in a voice that is at once historically authentic, yet fresh as a salty gale. One hand for yourself and one for the ship on this fast-paced and gripping ride. – Linda Collison, author of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures.
Battling against endless contrary gales, constantly struck with disaster and tragedy, the crew of the Lady Rebecca encountered the same privations that hundreds of unsung sailors endured. As well as a story that grips with gathering tension, this book memorializes the gallant windjammer sailors of a largely forgotten era – Joan Druett, award winning nautical historian, novelist and author of Tupaia
A much neglected period of sailing history is brought to life by Spilman's fast-moving narrative and apt use of fact and detail. – Alaric Bond, author of the Fighting Sail series of novels.
Praise for Hell Around the Horn:
Rick Spilman brings alive the rough and tumble world of the windjammer with authentic and well-chosen detail, in a voice that is at once historically authentic, yet fresh as a salty gale. One hand for yourself and one for the ship on this fast-paced and gripping ride. – Linda Collison, author of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures.
Battling against endless contrary gales, constantly struck with disaster and tragedy, the crew of the Lady Rebecca encountered the same privations that hundreds of unsung sailors endured. As well as a story that grips with gathering tension, this book memorializes the gallant windjammer sailors of a largely forgotten era – Joan Druett, award winning nautical historian, novelist and author of Tupaia
A much neglected period of sailing history is brought to life by Spilman's fast-moving narrative and apt use of fact and detail. – Alaric Bond, author of the Fighting Sail series of novels.
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