Deep As The Sky, Red As The Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig

Happy book birthday to DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA by Rita Chang-Eppig
Times are tough for pirates in the South China Sea. An uneasy alliance between the various pirate gangs and the increasing threat from European war ships have made more than one pirate keep an uneasy eye on the horizon. Shek Yeung is a good fit captioning alongside her pirate husband after he rescued her from the pleasure flower boats. Now, with one swift slice of an enemy sword her husband is dead leaving the fleet to his adopted son. They form an alliance of their own and marry to keep everything in the family and honor Cheng Yat's memory. Shek Yeung deftly navigates the shark infested waters of the other pirate clans, foreign attacks, spies and her new husband's expectations for her to provide him with an heir with the same grace and killer instinct that she wields a sword. This is a historical adventure on the high seas with all the political intrigue and battle skills but with a fierce pirate queen at the helm. Readers looking for the same high sea adventures of Patrick O'Brian and Wilbur Smith but focusing on savvy fierce women will sail through this.
4 stars