Peter Raven: Under Fire1800 Peter Raven is the new officer on board HMS Torren, a Royal Navy ship battling with the French, led by general Napoleon Bonaparte. From the outset, the thirteen year old, finds himself bound to Commodore Beaurnont, an intrepid British spy. When unexpected events at sea, plunge the pair into a dangerous intrigue on shore, they discover an extraordinary plot by France, to create a new empire by taking of the recently formed, United States Soon it's

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ladies of negotiable affection

suspicion and violence threatens to overwhelm the National Hunt season

menace upon menace

she must travel to Gaul to find her lover

very quickly

he is only fit to mend radios

Arnaus fortunes begin to turn when King Pedro makes him a baron as a reward for his courage in battle

live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue

and kicks off an addictive

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is less surprised but no less alarmed