A Battle Won — S. Thomas Russell

Winter 1793 -- the Reign of Terror sets Revolutionary France ablaze. In Plymouth, England, master and commander Charles Hayden is given orders to return to the ill-fated HMS Them is as the British fight the French for control of the strategically located island of Corsica. Placed in temporary command, he is to join the escort for the last convoy of the season -- braving the wintry seas to supply Hood's fleet in the Mediterranean.

But Hayden's uncanny knack for attracting the attention of the French navy sees the Them is thrown back into action almost immediately. When she lands in Corsica and her men join forces with native insurgents, Hayden's captaincy and military skills are stretched to their utmost as he finds himself at the vanguard of this brutal clash of empires.