It’s Day 10 of my 30 Day Writing project and since it’s Tuesday, I’m sharing a new release I added to my TBR (to-be-read) list!
The Pirate Queen was published on September 8, 2026. Ariel Lawhon is an auto-read author for me, which means that if she writes it, I’ll read it! I always learn so much from her historical fiction. The Frozen River was one of my favorite books of 2025!
I placed both the e-reader and audiobook versions of The Pirate Queen on hold at the library, and the wait is over 3 months! We will see if I can wait it out or if this becomes a book that I buy for my own bookshelf!
Summary from the publisher:
Grace O’Malley was born to be a sea captain. But despite her natural skill on the water, Grace learns early that her dreams of a life at the helm are not compatible with the expectations of her noble family. As the only daughter of a powerful chieftain, her role is to secure a strong alliance and bear children. But when she’s sent to foster with a nearby clan, Grace falls for a clever and open-minded second son—a man she cannot have.
Married off against her will to a brutal warrior, Grace performs her duty, all the while gathering followers loyal to her, and consolidating her husband’s power, only to be ousted from his lands. But this betrayal offers Grace the opportunity to return to sea, finally leading clan O’Malley’s mighty fleet. Just as she finds true independence, Queen Elizabeth’s incursions into Ireland grow bolder and Grace must fight to defend her land, her ships, and the people she loves most against the cruel and power-hungry English deputies, who will stop at nothing to check her influence.
Keenly observed and fiercely written, Ariel Lawhon’s new action-packed novel channels the untamed beauty and harsh realities of sixteenth-century Ireland, as seen through the eyes of an unforgettable heroine who rightly became “the Pirate Queen of Ireland.”
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