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A disgraced officer may be the key to winning the war.

Bad luck seems to follow Archer Devereaux like toilet paper stuck to his shoe. Even when he tries to do the right thing, he ends up in hot water—or behind bars.

Hemmed in by circumstances beyond his control, his reputation, particularly among graduates of the Phlegraean Naval Academy, has become a mess.

Fortunately, one of his superior officers knows that Devereaux is more than his mishaps. She sees that he’s a clever young officer. Cool under fire.

He also demonstrates remarkable resilience, looking for—and finding—ways to overcome adversity. It’s a good thing too. As war has just broken out, and it’ll take the Navy’s finest to turn the tide.

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Misfortune’s Favorite

Orion Spur Book 1

Tenuous Defense

Mercenary Navy Book 3

FitzDuncan’s Peril

The FitzDuncan Series Book 9

Swiftsure Ascendant

Mercenary Navy Book 2

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On an uncharted island in the middle of the ocean, a man more dead than alive lies on the beach. When he regains consciousness after being rescued by the inhabitants, he remembers almost nothing. Even his name is only a guess.

In another part of the world, the king of Boreas is dead, the victim of an assassination. Two lieutenants of the Palace Guard suspect a powerful member of the court is behind it. One leaves to find the king’s brother, knowing that his hasty departure will taint him with the appearance of guilt, but, played correctly, it is the only way his friend can avoid becoming a target of the man they suspect is behind the king’s death.

After a dangerous midwinter sailing across the Solortus ocean to the southern continent, the lieutenant finds Auster, his country’s allies, under attack by a mutual enemy. With a young woman acting as his guide, he sets off to sound the alarm. While they succeed in thwarting the enemy advance, the lieutenant begins to suspect events in Boreas and Auster are linked, parts of a much greater scheme.

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Perseverance Andrews
Halberd
Fitzduncan
Sandy Pike

About John Spearman

John Spearman (Jake to his friends and colleagues) is a Latin teacher and coach at a prestigious New England boarding school. The proud father of four boys, he lives with his wife (and five dogs) in coastal Maine when school is not in session. Rawlins’ Redemption is his twentieth book.

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