A short novel that follows a single event that shows the cunning of the Notorious Blackbeard and the grace of God. Set in 1717, after the Earl of Derwentwater is banished from England, himself and 5 others are heading for Havana and caught off the island of Roanoke by the Dreaded Pirate. This historical fiction interlaces the story with pieces of history and is truly intriguing until the last page.