Soul Search

Five souls seeking...Captain Ripthorne O'Malley: Revolutionary War privateer. Torn from his Irish family as a child, he WILL have a home no one can take from him. With anger banked in his heart, and the sea's unsought, but loving approbation, he dares to sail into hell. B'hai, The Shadow: Rescued from slavery by Captain O'Malley, who despises the slave trade, The Shadow seeks to make amends for what he considers his "failures" and will petition his grandfather's spirit-ways for answers.Deirdre Burke, Fearless: Caught stealing to feed her baby brother and mother and sold into indentured servitude, fearless Deirdre longs for the sea-going days she shared with her grandfather, adventure beyond women's restrictions and someone she has the power to take care of.Damned Cat, Capable: Kit-napped too early and thrust into a dank, rat-infested ship's hold, she longs for kindness, warmth, a home that does not move, and something to eat besides rat. She is the first to see...Home, Me Precious: Blood-baptized by The Captain and Spirit-blessed by the Abenaki hero, Gluskap, Home will slowly grow into the power to bring her family together, keep them safe and provide...Swinging from pre-revolutionary war time period to the present and narrated in turn, five disparate souls will search for their heart's ease and find more than they could ever have imagined.