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February 17, 1798. Off the coast of Leka, Norway, two ships are caught in a merciless storm—the French privateer L'Enfant de la Patrie and the British merchant vessel S/S Aurora. Captain Georges Louis Morancourt, desperate to redeem his name, has seized five barrels of gold that could save him from ruin. But the sea demands its price.

As the ships break apart, 22-year-old British officer Lawrence Elias Montgomery fights to survive. In the chaos, he witnesses a secret buried on the Norwegian shore—an act that will haunt his family for generations.

Two centuries later, marine biologist Aria Montgomery uncovers her ancestor's diary and a medallion engraved with the words Pour l'amour et l'honneur—For love and honor. What began in the storm of 1798 is not finished.

In the Shadow of the Sea is a short historical prequel and the perfect starting point for the Secrets of the Sea trilogy, revealing the night a centuries-old mystery was born.

Historical Note: L'Enfant de la Patrie was a real French privateer lost off the Norwegian coast in 1798.