Well on his way to becoming a pirate, John King finds a place among the buccaneers, at the captain's side, as cabin boy. John embraces his new duties with enthusiasm, but his new adventurous life is fraught with unforeseen danger, and it seems everything from nature to the unexplained is out-to-get-him. As John fights to stay alive, he soon realizes being a pirate isn't all about adventure. It's about survival. Inspired by true events.About the Author: L.M. Batstone lives in Surrey, British Columbia with her husband, son, and cat. She studied writing at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, where she earned a degree in journalism. While on maternity leave she wrote her first novel, The Pirate's Apprentice. Two years later came the second book in The Pirate's Apprentice Series, Devil's Triangle. She is currently working on the next novel in the series, The Whydah's End.