The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe

Summary:
Lavender Wolfe is a pickpurse, with a magical secret. She is all alone on a wharf
when she is
snatched by Big Agatha and thrown into the galley of the pirate ship, The Good
Marchioness.
Disguised as a boy (for only boys may live in the galley) and renamed Hans Whitby,
Lavender
has to make her home among the kitchen rats. However, The Good Marchioness is
no ordinary no ordinary
ship. Captained by Odyessia Pleasant, a fierce pirate with long blonde hair, violet
eyes and a
bird’s wing in place of an arm, the crew are on a desperate voyage – to find and
return stolen
treasure before all those who sail within the cursed pirate ship are turned to sand.
Lavender
included.
Lavender is quick-witted and sharp as a tack, and as her magic starts to be revealed
she finds
herself coming under the arresting gaze of Captain Pleasant. Will Lavender help
break the
curse? Or will she be just another victim of this story within a story, her true identity
lost to the
sands of time?
An adventure as big as the ocean and as warm as your heart. All aboard!
Reviews:
“A teaspoon of skullduggery, a hearty dollop of swashbuckling and a barrelful of heart …
This magical tale will make any young landlubber long for adventure at sea.”
— Reece Carter, bestselling author of A Girl Called Corpse
Review 2
“Exquisite. A marvel of imagination and adventure.”
— Jaclyn Moriarty, award-winning author of the Kingdoms and Empires series
Review 3
“Bold, original and gloriously fantastical.”
— Lian Tanner, award-winning author of Spellhound
Review 4
“A fabulous magical quest, strange and wonderful.”
— Judith Rossell, bestselling author of The Midwatch
Available November 16, 2025