Caribbean Chronicles (2 Book Series) by Eddie Jones
From Book 1: Moonbeam Book Award Winner — Selah Award WinnerIf you drowned and the sea spit you out, thrusting you back into an age of pirates, buried treasure and beauty beyond belief... would you stay?
RICKY BRADSHAW has never sailed the Caribbean Sea, searched for buried treasure or battled pirates on the deck of a Spanish Galleon. He's never fallen through the floor of Davy Jones' locker, befriended a witch doctor or watched an old fisherman morph into a porpoise. All Ricky knows is his lonely life with his widowed mom in a tiny apartment overlooking a marina on the Chesapeake Bay.
But all that changes on a snowy Christmas Eve when Ricky's apartment building burns down and he falls into the chilly waters while trying to save BARNACLE, a mangy mutt with shrimp breath. Suddenly Ricky finds himself confronted by his neighbor, a young woman in a pink bathrobe who jumped to her death in order to escape the flames. She offers him a choice: go with her to a wonderful afterlife where snowflakes taste like candy or return to the dreary old world he knows. Ricky picks the past and awakes on a raft in the middle of the sea where there is surprising beauty on every island, danger around every corner and great honor and glory ahead of him... if only Ricky can summon the courage to survive the curse of the Black Avenger.
Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature. Similar pirate fiction in this genre may be categorized as: new young adult fiction, pirate books, pirate stories, and books for boys.
"Imaginative speculative twists and turns" by CBTT
High school freshman, Ricky Bradshaw can only dream of playing basketball and hanging with the cool girls. After he appears to drown while rescuing a dog, Ricky has an outer body experience that lands him in the 1700’s aboard a Caribbean pirate ship. Now Ricky must match wits with evil brigands to stay one step away from sharks, snakes, cannibals and planks, swords, musket balls and above all, the evil Captain LaFoote. But what is Ricky’s mysterious mission? And how will he return to his own life and times?
Eddie Jones produces a masterful and imaginative speculative fantasy that weaves together personal and spiritual growth with a crazy mission to rescue a damsel in distress—who looks like the girl Ricky’s been crushing on at school. Interestingly, the publisher self-rates this novel as PG-13, and rightly so, although it’s not as violent as many PG-13 rated movies (say Lord of the Rings). Witchcraft and divination crowd a scene, and readers must guess who is good and who isn’t, and whether this is all a coma induced dream, or an alternate reality . . . However, based upon the author’s previous work, expect him to reel in this yarn and sail it home—in the sequels. And the guys and girls will love it.
"Great characters, fast-paced action" by VictoriaD
Hey, Matey, 'T'is a mighty tall tale but exciting all the way. Great characters, fast-paced action, and awesome insight. Can't wait till a sequel.