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Sea Captain's Promise I Kindle Edition

by Joyce A. Scott (Author), Micah Hansen (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 213 ratings

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If you’ve lost yourself, you need someone else to show you the way home. When Thomas Quinn is eight-years-old, he asks a promise of an Irish sea captain: "If ever I should become like me father will you dunk me under the water 'til I cannot breathe? Will you, sir, please?" The captain agrees. Ten years later, Thomas is a womanizer, a thief and a drunk, who remembers a promise, but doesn't know what it was about or who it was with. While flirting with a young woman in the Galway marketplace, he is accosted by her grandfather. The man is gruff with him and knows too much about him. Afraid, Thomas runs and goes on a drunken binge with his friend, Farrell. Late that night, they are knocked out by someone wielding a club. When Thomas wakes, he finds himself tied to a ship’s yardarm by his ankles and dunked over and over into Galway Bay until he cannot breathe. Only then does he learn the young woman’s grandfather is the captain of the ship. Kidnapped and taken out to sea, Thomas fights with the sailors, steals ale from the hold, runs from a battle with a female pirate and falls in love with the captain’s granddaughter. But it isn't until he finds out who he really is that Thomas’ restless soul finds its way home.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004HD5VOQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joyce A Scott; 2nd edition (December 24, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 24, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 440 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 183 pages

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- #1,709 in Maritime History & Piracy (Books)

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When I was a child I sat in a backyard willow tree, blown by warm summer winds. Time and space seemed to disappear as I read books, like Elizabeth George Spear's Witch of Blackbird Pond. The adventure, characters and plot captivated me and I knew I wanted to be a writer.

Fast forward to the late 1980s. I was the mother of grown sons. It was time for my dreams to come true. I enrolled in a writer's course and have never looked back.

Thank you, Amazon Kindle for giving my dreams wings.

Thank you, readers for making those wings soar.

I appreciate you all,

Joyce A. Scott

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Yaaayyy...a break from fiction Romance for adults and YA

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013

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Yaaayyyy....a break from fiction Romance! Yaaayyy

AUTHOR: Joyce A. Scott did a fantastic job of delivering a promise. SEA CAPTAIN'S PROMISE was a crescendo (a gradual increase) of a read. Her writing style is filled with action, adventure and tons of questions that needed to be answered. I had to forge ahead knowing Joyce had a surprise bag waiting just around the corner for me. Circumstances with humor? Yes. Touching? Well I cried in some parts. Awesome read for Adult and for YA (stubborn is as stubborn does).

GENRE: Historical fiction

SETTING: 19th century; from Ireland to the departure on a ship bound for the American colonies.

CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: Thomas Quinn at the age of (8) never wanted to be anything like his father. Thomas Quinn now age (18) is stubborn, a womanizer and less than, shall we say, honest.

SYNOPSIS: Thomas and his best friend Farrell spend their days enjoying the temptations of life. Because of his lifestyle, Thomas soon finds himself aboard the Mistral Anne. He is not on the ship by his own choosing. He is on the ship because of a promise made and a promise being kept.

WHAT I LIKED: If I were Thomas, I would hate to be Thomas however he is more loved than he ever thought he could be. Oh for the love of "patience".

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: Relationships i.e., mom, dad, sis, brother, etc. got a bit confusing. Who is related to whom?

I give this book (5) stars because I finally found something to read other than romance AND it was a great fiction book that shows how a very stubborn personality can be overcome with compassion, patience and love.

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Alnwick

Compelling read, a real page turner!

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023

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I found this book as a result of a chance meeting with the author. Now, I’m not usually a fiction reader because I find it hard to create fictitious worlds in my head.. however, this book made it easy! The story of Thomas is relatable and believable.. but the twists and turns along the way were fun and entertaining. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and now I am looking forward to reading the next in the series. 4 out of 5, simply to leave room for a 5 for future books by this author!

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2019

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While there were pirates in the book, I don't feel like this was a "pirate" novel. It was a great story of redemption and certainly an adventure. I'm not sure how I feel about the overall tone and end of the book. A couple of surprises. No cliffhangers or anything untoward.

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Kyle Pratt

A Promise Kept Leads to Adventure

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2011

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"Would you make me a promise," a young boy asks the sea captain, "If ever I should become like me father, will you dunk me under the water until I cannot breathe." However, ten years later the boy is Thomas, a petty thief and drunk. That promise is but a faded childhood memory when he, and his vagrant friend Farrell, are shanghaied onto a ship.

Set around the time of the Revolutionary War, the dialogue is written in the dialect of the time and includes much of the jargon of the sea. In some novels, this can get in the way of the story, but here the author does a nice balance of modern English, dialect and jargon.

Thomas and Farrell are both multi-faceted characters with some good and, at the start of the story, many bad qualities. Farrell quickly adjusts to the sea, but Thomas resists. The slow evolution of his character is the focus of the novel. The other characters are well defined, but less explored. Perhaps in a sequel we will see more of them.

Joyce Scott is a Christian and her faith is reflected in a couple of the characters in the story. However, while her faith is lightly sprinkled throughout the novel, it remains an adventure story, with a just a hint of romance.

For full disclosure, I should mention that Joyce is a friend and I read and critiqued parts of the manuscript. However, when she announced the publication I eagerly bought and read the novel. I would not have reviewed the story if I had not enjoyed it. The ending clearly sets up for a sequel which I have not seen but look forward to reading.

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Sharma

Adventures Abound in Sea Captain's Promise

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2011

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I found this book to be a very satisfying novel. From the very beginning, the characters draw you in and make you want to learn more about them. It has something for everybody: action, adventure, drama, humor, romance, and a curiosity for God. Even though the story is set in a different time period, each character is easy to relate to. I found that I could not put the book (or rather, my Kindle!) down. It was riveting from start to finish, and had me wanting to follow the characters past the end of the book. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys a well-written tale, which this definitely is!

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Alli

Promised a little more

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2013

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The book was overall a good read, and did an excellent job of immersing the reader into a world of sailors and the sea. The only thing I didn't enjoy was that the book could have gone into so much more detail with the plot line, and the ending left many of the plot points seemingly unresolved. It's great for a quick read, but the short length will probably leave you wishing it had left you with a little more.

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bets29

Adventures, Action & Dangers - All Clean Good Reading

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017

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This book is filled with adventure, action, & danger. Mostly about Thomas who does not want anyone to tell him what to do, therefore becomes a drunk. Even though Thomas turns 19 in the book, many will get rather upset with his stubborn attitude. But we have to remember what he went through when he was younger - thanks to his hateful father who later left his mother & took him to America with him. At that is where the story begins - him returning to his mother.
Well worth reading & keeps you glued to the pages.
--I just read this story & not until close to the ending did I found out who Molly was & wondered if I had read this book before - yet forgot??? - BUT I then discovered that I had read Sea Captain's Promise II - several months ago. that said, you probably want to read this one 1st & definitely read the 2nd one.
-- There are some on the ship who are killed - but this is not a bloody-type reading.

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