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With only the British Channel dividing the antagonists, Napoleon's war with England has come even closer to Portsmouth by 1804. The threat of French invasion looms large, and with it the danger of sabotage at factories, ropewalks, and naval stores in busy, scruffy Portsmouth. When an enigmatic French prisoner of war escapes a prison hulk in Portsmouth harbor, Able Six and the Gunwharf Rats must make certain disaster doesn't strike too close to home, and all they hold dear. Whatever the cost, the unlikely master genius will protect his beloved Meridee and their infant son, or die in the attempt. A well-known veteran of the romance writing field, Carla Kelly is the author of thirty-one novels and three non-fiction works, as well as numerous short stories and articles for various publications. She is the recipient of two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America for Best Regency of the Year; two Spur Awards from Western Writers of America; two Whitney Awards, 2011 and 2012; and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times. Carla's interest in historical fiction is a result of her lifelong study of history. She has a BA in Latin American History from Brigham Young University and an MA in Indian Wars History from University of Louisiana-Monroe. She's held a variety of jobs, including public relations work for major hospitals and hospices, feature writer and columnist for a North Dakota daily newspaper, and ranger in the National Park Service (her favorite job) at Fort Laramie National Historic Site and Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. She has worked for the North Dakota Historical Society as a contract researcher. Interest in the Napoleonic Wars at sea led to a recent series of novels about the British Channel Fleet during that conflict. Of late, Carla has written two novels set in southeast Wyoming in 1910 that focus on her Mormon background and her interest in ranching.