My Salty Mary

<p><b>A <i>Kirkus </i>Best Young Adult Book of 2024</b></p><p><b><i>My Lady Jane</i> fixed Jane Grey's tragic pastand now <i>My Salty Mary</i> will do the same for the infamous pirate Mary Read!</b></p><p><b>Perfect for fans of <i>The Princess Bride</i> and <i>A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue</i>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling authors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows are back with a fantastical, romantical, and piratical historical fantasy remix that marries the story of <i>The Little Mermaid</i> with the life and times of infamous lady pirate Mary Read.</b></p><p>Don't call this mermaid littlecall her captain, unless you want to walk the plank.</p><p>Mary is in love with the so-called prince of Charles Town, except he doesn't love her back. Which is inconvenient. Since she's a mermaid, being brokenhearted means she'll<i>poof!</i>turn into sea-foam.</p><p>But instead, Mary finds herself pulled out of the sea and up onto a pirate ship. To survive, she joins them. But Mary isn't willing to just sing the yo-ho-hos. She wants the pirate life, all of it, and she's ready to make a splash . . . by becoming captain. But when Blackbeard dies suddenly, Mary has a chance to become so much more: Pirate King . . . or Queen. She won't let anyone stop hernot Blackbeard's cute son, not her best friend from back under the sea who's having a bit too much fun with his new legs, and certainly not everyone who says she can't be a pirate just because she's a girl.</p><p>She may not be the best man for the job, but she'll definitely prove that she's worth her salt.</p><p><b>And don't miss the Prime Video streaming hit <i>My Lady Jane! </i></b></p>