The Wreck, The Romance, and the Hound — Ken Lord

In the wake of the 1707 Scilly Naval Disaster, where four Royal Navy ships were lost to the treacherous waters, four lives become entangled in fate, guilt, and redemption.Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell, intent on bragging about his victory to the King.James Cooper, a cartographer who saw the disaster coming but was silenced, now hides under a false name, building a new life with the woman, Eleanor Trevelyan, he never expected to love. But the past has a long reach, and the Navy is coming for him.Maggie, a cunning survivor, has blood on her hands and a stolen emerald ring in her possession. As whispers of her crime grow louder, she must decide whether to confess or live forever in the shadow of what she's done.And then there's Mumper, Admiral Shovell's loyal greyhound, who outlives the wreckage to become a ghostly presence in the lives of those left behind.A tale of shipwreck, deception, and unexpected love, The Wreck, The Romance, and The Hound is a sweeping historical drama where the past is never truly buried, and the truth has a way of surfacing—no matter how deep it's been hidden.