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The Calder Chronicles are a coming of age story of Delmar Calder beginning in the 1680s. His journey takes him from his home in Guildford, England to a posting as Midshipman aboard HMS Swiftsure. He must navigate the complex path of professional and personal relationships both aboard his ship and ashore. During these travels he discovers a partner that offers love, home, and a future. It is against these possibilities that Delmar Calder must balance his duty to King and country with his pursuit of personal happiness. Beyond the horizon, unseen enemies gather to challenge England on the ...

Book III of the Calder Chronicles traces the rise of Lieutenant Delmar Calder beginning in 1700 aboard HMS Somerset. His journey takes him from Portsmouth, England into the contested waters of the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. He must navigate the complex path of professional and personal relationships both aboard his ship and ashore. With the loss of his first love ashore, new opportunities for romance surface from the most unlikely source. It is against these possibilities that Delmar Calder must balance his duty to King and country with his pursuit of personal happiness. Beyond the ...

In 1719, William Tonia is born during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. The shadow of violence that surrounded his birth hangs over him like darkening Atlantic Ocean storm clouds. It is across this angry sea that he must set his course in search of both how his mother met her demise and to find his father's identity. On the sea, he is recruited as a merchant seaman, smuggler, and pirate. He is drawn into the service of the Spanish King during the War of Jenkin's Ear to defend the Caribbean possession of Cartagena. His heroics during this battle earn him entrance into a social setting for ...

The approaching conflict for independence on the North American seaboard, threatens the fabric of Newport society. The HMS Rose arrives as a physical reminder that the Crown’s will shall not easily be set aside. Against this clash of arms, the daughters of two leading families find their struggle for affections of Lionel Trotter as intense as the conflict that splashes ashore. Amid these twin disputes, love, lust, and power rise and fall on a shifting tide. Other works by the author in this time period include the Calder Chronicles, the HMS Comet series, and the Darroch Diaries available ...

Book IV of the Calder Chronicles traces the rise of Captain Delmar Calder beginning in August 1704 aboard HMS Tilbury. His journey takes him from Gibraltar, and the waters the Mediterranean, to England as the Royal Navy confronts their French counterparts in the War of Spanish Succession. Old rivalries are renewed, and new spring forth, as he must struggle to hold command of his ship against political infighting in the halls of the Admiralty. While the unseen enemies over the horizon hold the prospects of a fiery death, the potential of peace poses new challenges to navigate.

Aldrich Wishart, an established smuggler, captains the Melvina across the colonies in the Leo Constellation. Lady Tisserande, the constellation’s leader, is eager to channel his skills, and his affections, for her own designs. While the work is boarder line ethical, the crew is unable to turn aside the compensation. Running weapons to rebels, moving contraband into forbidden zones, and confronting pirates that stand against Lady Tisserande’s interests all collide to challenge the crew of the Melvina. Amid this constant interstellar conflict, Captain Wishart at last connects with someone...

Aldrich Wishart, an established smuggler, captains the Melvina across the colonies in the Leo Constellation. When taken by a former lover, no one is sure who within the crew will step forward to secure his release. Against this backdrop Lady Tisserande finds her power within the constellation challenged by increasingly heavy-handed Imperial rule. The presence of the Emperor’s battlecruisers shift the balance of power in this remote sector of space against her cabal. Turning to Captain Wishart, she plays him as a high valued card in a game of increasing stakes. Will she be the last of her ...

This is the second book in the Panzer series dedicated to mounted combat in World War II. The first book, “Panzer Trilogy” details the experiences of two tank crews and a tank destroyer reconnaissance section in the European Theater. This volume uses the same trilogy format to follow a Japanese tank crew as they march down the Malaya Peninsula to Singapore. They must overcome the two-headed monster of the British army and jungle covered terrain to secure this key objective. The next vignette follows a British crew fighting to withdrawal across Burma to reach the safety of India ahead of...

Coming of age within the rough and tumble wooden walls of a sailing ship, Midshipman Calder must navigate his growing love for Christina Armtrove, interactions with shipmates, and his duty to the Crown. When competition, revenge, and honor collide aboard HMS Swiftsure the resulting mix is potentially deadly. While his love for Christina continues to mature, she reveals a secret from her past that will forever impact their emerging relationship. Against this backdrop, he must earn the right to take the Lieutenant’s Examination or lose his posting in the Royal Navy. Beyond the horizon, ...

Living comfortably on half pay in Brighton with his wife, Calder is surprised when recalled to active service. With the French threatening the channel and the Scots uprising in the north, he assembles key members of his old staff. Facing new challenges on both land and water, he must allow his trusted Royal Marine to support operations ashore distant from the fleet. But it is the absence from his home that threatens to disrupt his marriage from the most unlikely source that is the real obstacle to his future happiness. This is the capstone tale of the HMS Comet series and its prequal the ...

Following the Battle of Trenton, Anthony is called again to serve on General Washington’s staff. He must carry the Commander-in-Chief’s messages, fix the flow of supplies from France, and provide key battlefield insights as Revolutionary War action unfolds around him. His sister Abigail, moves to center stage as she spies on the British resident in New York. Her collection efforts provide key insights to planned operations and treachery. In doing so, she finds it increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of her British counterparts. Other works by the author include prequals to this...

Losing his father in the Boston Massacre, Anthony Darroch is thrust into adult responsibilities. Against his duty to family, he must manage the Garlick Shipping Line, while controlling the hate forged by his father’s death at the hands of redcoats. The building resistance to the dictates of the Crown stir the bubbling cauldron of revolution sweeping aside all normalcy. Yet in this chaos, he finds himself pulled to the charms of the one woman that may settle the conflict in his soul. This tale continues the story of the Darroch Diaries and its forerunners the Calder Chronicles and the HMS ...

Anthony is pulled into the Siege of Yorktown at a time when Parnell carries their first child. The entrance of offspring will forever change his view of the world. From dark corners, he discovers facts about his father that challenge his perception of duty, chivalry, and clan values. These shattered cornerstones become sentinels he must reconstruct. The reality of post-Revolutionary America fails to secure peace or his expectations. Against this backdrop he must set his children on their paths, each differing in form and substance. Failure to do so will endanger the longevity of the clan. ...

First published in 2192, this copy of Deux Lunes was left behind by a time traveler and published here unedited. Escaping the disaster of the Bennu asteroid a decade before its release, Tipton Janx reveled in the role the Mars colony assumed as the last bastion of the human civilization. The explosion of art, literature, and music fostered by the colony’s eclectic populous, propelled his writing. Of the five books he authored, Deux Lunes is best known. A reflection of the loves in his life, the book tears at the fabric of the reader’s deepest thoughts leaving them longing to embrace the...

Exiting the exam for lieutenant, Midshipman Darroch is unsure what is ahead. He soon finds himself cast upon an unknown sea and must prove himself to new senior leadership, his peers, and the crew. He is driven by a deep seeded need to prove himself to his father despite the distance between them. His deployment takes him to the New World where he confronts: French warships, smugglers, and privateers. Coming of age, he becomes aware of the possibilities of romance and love in an uncertain world of shifting social norms and expectations. This tale continues the story of the HMS Comet series ...

Born under a prophecy from the distant Orient, Pang’s path is soon sidetracked when her father is lost in a Cornwall mining accident. When her mother proves unequal to the task of supporting her daughter, she must make her own way amid a violent landscape. At a tender age, she is thrust into a dark world where she must use her wit, cunning, and increasing carnal skills to survive. In finding true love, she must balance the potential joining with a life’s partner against the ravages of the sinful industry she now commands.

Believing her daughter dead, her mother unknowingly leaves Hazel behind with a band of Western Abenaki Indians in New France. Here she must overcome the prejudice bought on by her appearance and lack of status within the tribe. When a battlefield report reaches her father signaling her possible survival, he sets off on a quest to find and reunite with his daughter. When confronted with the stark reality of a new world, she must decide between leaving her adopted people, or returning to England with those of her bloodline.

Conflict grips the crew of HMS Comet as the ship is cast into the War of the Quadruple Alliance. William sends Annette north to the safety of Scotland only to find she is more exposed to peril there than the wooden decks of their ship. Separation deepens the bonds between them while testing both their love for each other and loyalty to England. Rivals appear from Captain Dorrach’s past to challenge his deep affections for Annette. It is through this struggle that a deep appreciation for the meaning of home is realized.

Following the Mexican-America War, California explodes amid the transition to Washington’s jurisdiction and the discovery of gold. The crew of the C. W. Lawrence is the first federal representation on the West Coast, challenging the crew to assert order over an untamed land. Each sailor finds their character tested as to their duty to the Republic, the lure of quick riches, and the fulfillment of lust denied. Not all will prove worthy to the challenge.

Cast free from the Royal Navy, Darroch finds himself committed to building his home on land granted him on the frontier. The contrast between the social life of Boston, and the sparse refinements of his new surroundings, place a strain on his family and threaten their very safety. Against this backdrop, a rising current resisting the dictates of Parliament will forever change the trajectory of this emerging colony. This tale continues the story of the Darroch Diaries and its forerunners the Calder Chronicles and the HMS Comet series available at www.amazon.com/author/lamont78.