Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady – A Historical YA Adventure of Nautical Secrets and Romance (Bloody Jack Adventures Book 2)

After being forced to leave HMS Dolphin and Jaimy, her true love, Jacky Faber is making a new start at the elite Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston. But growing up on the streets of London and fighting pirates never prepared Jacky for her toughest battle yet: learning how to be a fine lady.Everything she does is wrong. Her embroidery is deplorable, her French is atrocious, and her table manners--disgusting! Then there's the small matter of her blue anchor tattoo. . . .Despite her best efforts, Jacky can't seem to stay out of trouble long enough to dedicate herself to being ladylike. But what fun would that be, anyway?Fish Out of Water: From the deck of a fighting ship to a classroom full of Boston’s elite, Jacky trades her sailor’s swagger for struggles with embroidery and atrocious French.Girl in Disguise: Her past life as a ship’s boy is behind her, but Jacky’s blue anchor tattoo is a secret that’s hard to hide at a school for proper young ladies.Coming of Age Adventure: Jacky must navigate snobbish classmates, a tyrannical schoolmistress, and the battle between being a lady and staying true to her adventurous heart.Historical Romance: Forced to leave her true love Jaimy behind, Jacky’s journey is fueled by the hope of one day reuniting with the boy she left at sea. Read more