Beyond Beauport

Shannon Clarke raised a family and worked waterfront jobs in America's oldest seaport. Her childhood dream to become a sea captain is revived when her long-lost seafaring uncle, Patrick, visits with a salty tale of their maritime family ancestry of pirates and privateers. He shares recovered family letters and artifacts from the Golden Age of Piracy. They take to the sea in Patrick's brigantine to follow the siren song of their ancestors in quest of destiny, truth and treasure. The voyage is fraught with raw forces of nature, past traumas and present-day sea raiders as their talents and beliefs of family, identity and purpose are shaken to the core.

"Masciarelli's Beyond Beauport is a fast-moving read that keeps you on edge page after page! Sailing through Shannon Clarke's adventures and lucid dreams returned me to Irving Johnson's brigantine Yankee voyages! This tale of sea rovers, treasure, and adventure pulls you into this epic narrative."

-Ron Gilson, author, An Island No More

"James Masciarelli's mastery of plot, suspense, pacing, dialogue and story belies any sense that Beyond Beauport is his first novel. The history that frames this gripping narrative is impeccable. Embarking on this adventure with such appealing characters offers a pleasure that only the most well-crafted novels can provide." -Peter Anastas, author At the Cut