from the back cover...

Newport Rhode Island: 1765

The Seven Years War is over but unrest in the American colonies is just heating up. 

Maintaining her disguise as a young man, Patricia is finding success as Patrick MacPherson. Formerly surgeon’s mate in His Majesty’s Navy, Patrick has been employed aboard the schooner Andromeda importing undeclared foreign molasses into Rhode Island. Late October, amidst riots against the newly imposed Stamp Act, she leaves Newport bound for the West Indies on her first smuggling run as Andromeda’s captain. There, a chance meeting with a former enemy presents unexpected opportunities while an encounter with a British frigate and an old lover threatens her liberty – and her life.

Collison's own extensive medical background, combined with her expertise as a blue-water wind-and-weather sailor, gives incredible natural authority to her writing." -- Steven E. Maffeo, author of Most Secret and Confidential; Intelligence in the Age of Nelson.

“An excellent job has been done with McPherson, the central character; a female in a man's world and position. There is a well-rounded duality of gender that allows both male and female perspectives: a clever trick, and one that comes across perfectly.” – Alaric Bond, author of The Fighting Sail Series.

“Barbados Bound is a rousing and engaging tale of the almost impossible challenges facing a young woman cast adrift in 18th Century British Empire.” – Rick Spilman, author of The Shantyman.