<h2>An adventure on the High Seas¿ Stannard fights for his life across the stormy Atlantic</h2><p><strong>Captain Jack Stannard</strong> showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. But little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever.</p><p>After a lucky escape at sea, he is drawn to <strong>Elizabeth I</strong>¿s spymaster <strong>Francis Walsingham</strong>, who sets Jack on an extraordinary mission to Africa and the Caribbean in company with two unscrupulous sea captains, <strong>John Hawkins</strong> and <strong>Francis Drake</strong>.</p><p>Stannard may be a man of the sea at heart, but for the former Dunwich lad, this is adventure on a new and unprecedented scale, from the force of a hurricane to the might of the Spanish fleet.</p><p>Buckle up!</p><p><b>The next instalment in the enthralling Jack Stannard and the Navy Royal series, <i>Battle¿s Flood</i> is perfect for readers of Julian Stockwin and the Hornblower novels.</b></p>