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Joffe's free book today is a "gripping historical adventure": Pearl of the Orient by Christopher Nicole. It's the first in his Pearl of the Orient series.

I do wish Joffe would ease off on the all the "gripping" and "thrilling" and "heartwarming" extra adjectives in their descriptions. Or at least use some adjectives that actually provide some info about the book. I wonder if that stuff works - presumably Joffe thinks it does. But they pretty much just annoy me. Oh well, rant now over...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IHMUFSE
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IHMUFSE

Spoiler:

During the early 19th century, Europe lies in tatters at the feet of Napoleon’s conquering army…

Yet the Dutch and British continue to clash for supremacy in the Far East, where princes and traders vie for influence and riches among the people.

Teng Lee, an opportunity seeking merchant, dreams of leaving China and settling down in paradise.

He currently works as a roving diplomat between the struggling countries and colonies of Southeast Asia, but he longs to be free.

It’s not long before he senses a chance to set himself up forever after crossing paths with Stamford Raffles, a visionary young colonial official who dreams of conquests to expand Britain’s growing empire.

After the beautiful Elizabeth Blaine is kidnapped by pirates, Lee sees a chance to play one country against another in an international chess game, where he is sure to emerge as the winner.

But he doesn’t count on affairs of the heart getting in the way in The Pearl of the Orient.