Lions of the Sea
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1670, Caribbean Sea. She's the daughter of a legendary pirate. He's a Spanish captain. Their countries are at war. Their fathers killed each other. And they were destined to follow on their steps.
But sometimes destiny isn't written in stone: it's written in the deep blue of the sea.
A story full of adventures at sea, set in the thick of the war between Spain and the pirates for control over the New World.
And a different look at the challenge of being a woman in a world ruled by men with an iron fist.
At age fifteen, all Marina dreams of is sailing, but women are banned from the ships berthing in Tortuga. And when she finally makes it, her ship is attacked by the champion of the Spanish Armada, a young captain fighting pirates to avenge his father.
That battle pushes Marina back to the sea, yearning to take it back on the young captain, who turns out to be no other than the son of her father's sworn enemy.
All they want is to kill each other, and they'll sail the Caribbean Sea tirelessly until they come across each other.
An encounter they were destined to since they were born, and that will change their lives forever.
QUOTES:
++ "A beautiful story with lots of heart, gorgeous writing and stunning characters." ray_of_sunshine9 for TreasureCommunity
++ "One of the best stories I've read on Wattpad. You don't come across such a carefully structured work every day. I recommend it." BarushFr34k for ContrastHouse
++ "No doubt a story you can't miss. It'll captivate many." Kaine_mind for ZelEdit
AWARDS:
**Wattys Award 2019 in Spanish - Historical Fiction
** The Tridents Awards Winner
** Blue Rose Awards - Historical Fiction Winner & Overall Favorite second place May 2019
** World of Champions Award 2019 - Historical Fiction Runner Up
**Picked by Wattpad's official @adventure profile for the "Voyages and Epic Seas" reading list.
**Picked by Wattpad's official @HistoricalFiction for the "Revolution & Rebellion" reading list.
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