Becky/The Restless Sea — E.V. Thompson

Combined for the first time are two enchanting stories from acclaimed novelist E. V. Thompson. In Becky, Fergus Vine has left the Navy to seek out his mentor, Henry Gordon, only to find him dead, a victim of alcoholism. The grieving Fergus decides to fulfill Gordon's mission to record the lives of the poor on canvas, a mission that will lead him to the wayward orphan destined to change his life forever. In The Restless Sea, the Cornish coast of 1810 is brought to life in vivid detail, replete with fishing boats, warships, and smugglers. For Nathan Jago, a fishing business seems the ideal place to invest his prize fighting winnings. But nothing is smooth sailing: there's the willful squire's daughter Elinor, and Amy with her fierce Cornish pride.