Port Beaufort, North Carolina – May 1765
Seventeen-year-old Adam Fletcher is no stranger to fist fights, but when he bloodies the nose of the obnoxious son of Port Beaufort’s customs agent, the local magistrate offers Adam two choices: jail or an apprenticeship.
Choosing the latter, he soon finds himself bound apprentice to a reclusive old man with a secret, colorful past. Although Adam is less … secret, colorful past. Although Adam is less than thrilled about his new situation, when he is asked to spy on his master as a suspected smuggler, he has to decide where his loyalties lie. Will he perform his civic duty to the Crown, or will he do whatever is necessary to protect the old man, possibly putting even his own family in danger?
Secrets will be revealed, loyalties will be questioned, betrayals will be uncovered, and a young man’s character will be put to the test in The Smuggler’s Gambit.
The Smuggler’s Gambit is the first book in the Adam Fletcher Adventure Series of historical fiction novels. If you like fast-moving adventures, impetuous young heroes, suspense-filled plots, and a dash of romance, then you’ll love Sara Whitford’s entertaining series!
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Fun read, would enjoy more by same author.
I enjoyed reading this book. I was looking for something lightweight to read and this was just right. It would be a fun read for young boys who like adventure stories.
good book
It was an enjoyable, change of pace , somewhat of an older style good read. Very much a present break from my usual reading.
The book had a young man and took him through letting him grow into manhood
He learned the truth is always going to be best. A father figure which this young man needed
very good story line
It was a good read and kept my interest until the end.
Entertaining piece of historical fiction set in the early American colonies, circa 1700
This is one of the most interesting and entertaining books I have read in recent memory. The characters and circumstances kept me awake long past my bedtime because I couldn’t put this book down. I am looking forward to reading all the rest of the books in this series. Colossal read.
It was an interesting a nd engaging read. It is a period piece that occasionally forgot that by using phrases and rhetoric that have been in use for 10 years or so.
A good book that kept your interest. It left you wanting to buy the next book in order to see what continued in the people’s lives.
Of all the books I have gotten through Book Bub so far, this is by far my favorite. The story was original and well paced. Once I started I could not put it down.
This was a pretty good book, but I haven’t decided yet whether I’ll read the rest of the series. Decent characters and reasonably well written.
I like the character development and would like to read the next novel to see what happens.
I enjoy historical fiction. I hadn’t read much from pre-revolutionary times. It was an interesting read. There are more in the series that I’ll probably read with time.
LOVE them ALL!
~ when’s the next one coming?!
Interesting story set during beginnings of revolutionary war. Enjoyable read.
Wow. Terrific period plot with many interesting turns. Excellent character develeopment across a broad plain.
I thoroughly enjoyed this first book in the series. Excited to read the next. Loved the story line and the characters. Seventeen-year-old Adam Fletchers is a feisty teenager who is happy living the life he has until he is put to the test. Read the book.
I enjoyed learning about the trade of a N.C. shopping merchant in the early days of the U.S., so the history part of historical fiction was good. However, I found a bit la lacking some of the components of good fiction. I thought the characters could have had much more depth; and having so many did not allow for that in a short read. Additionally, the plot was more mundane and ordinary than intriguing. Nevertheless, I gave it 4 stars if you don’t mind a plodder.