If someone does the wrong thing...

...for all the right reasons

is it still wrong?

William was born at sea in the middle of a storm, one that still rages inside.

But when he learns an innocent girl's about to be destroyed, he takes matters into his own hands.

Elizabeth must escape a vile enemy or lose her freedom.

Can she trust Willie?

How can she hide in plain sight?

And what must they do to keep her identity secret?

Thrown together on this high-seas adventure, the last thing Willie and Elizabeth need is to fall in love and risk exposing her.

Can they find the mercy needed to make things right?

And, if they do, will they recognize it when they see it?

This third and final book in The Crockett Chronicles series is set in 1730 colonial North Carolina and aboard ship during the Golden Age of Sail. The Prodigal firmly establishes the Crockett family on American soil and reveals how the family legacy continues.

If you enjoyed The Patriarch and The Sojourners, you will love this third generation of Crocketts in The Prodigal because the excitement has just begun.