Singapura
By Christopher Nicole
When Elizabeth Blaine boarded the Henry Oliver, she was hoping for four months of uninterrupted moonlight and sights to remember, on their journey to Penang…
Thankfully, her new husband, Edward Blaine, had been called upon for business. She did not love her husband, and the presence of Clive Hammond on board the Henry Oliver, proved to be too tempting.
When the ship comes under attack from pirates, headed by the notorious ruler, Perak Shah, Elizabeth’s golden hair and blue eyes capture the pirate’s attention.
Captured, Elizabeth and Clive are taken onto the island of Singapura as prisoners.
Teng Lee witnesses the battle with the British ship and the taking of prisoners. Having formed a strong friendship with Perak Shah, he manages to persuade Shah to release the remaining living prisoners.
Elizabeth was the exception … Perak Shah would have her as one of his wives.
Left to fend for herself on the island, Elizabeth soon realises the freedom she’d been missing.
Life was good on the island, and being Shah’s favourite concubine, her life became a luxury.
The thought of returning to the confines of the English life, and to her husband, filled Elizabeth with dread. She was finally happy.
Cunning Teng Lee was on a mission to gain as much fortune as possible.
Even if it meant betraying those he’d managed to establish a close link and friendship with; even if it meant having to lie his way through situations.
But sooner or later, Fate would step in. Fate would lead the way, and bind him to a path less driven by his immense desire for wealth.
Meanwhile, with Elizabeth back in England, Clive finds no other way than to escape the wrath of Edward Blaine.
With Raffles’s help, Clive makes his way to Batavia.
Away from Elizabeth, his life changes and he soon finds himself a family man, with children of his own. But tragedy does not lie far …
To the island of Singapura they journeyed – in search of wealth and power.
A handsome Malay pirate chief, a Chinese merchant in flight from the terrors of the Manchu, a young British colonial officer inspired with the passion of Empire … and the beautiful Elizabeth Blaine: a woman who will defy the world to love as she wants.
Singapura is a tale of the struggle for fortune and a search for love amidst passion, betrayal and conquest.
Praise for Christopher Nicole
“Told with smooth authenticity” – Publishers Weekly
“His action-packed war story will appeal to squadrons of readers” – Library Journal
Christopher Nicole was born in 1930 in the West Indies and currently resides in the Channel Islands with his wife, Diana, who is also a novelist. He has written over 200 fiction and non-fiction books since 1957, including the best-selling, five-volume Caribee series. He primarily writes historical novels and specialises in series and sagas. Nicole has won international acclaim for his work under several pseudonyms, including Max Marlow, Andrew York, and Alan Savage.
