In the King's Name (36 page)
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Authors: Alexander Kent
Lowenna pressed her cold cheek against his and murmured, “A new navy, Adam?”
He knew David Napier was looking across the harbour, his face alight with interest.
“His
, not mine.”
She said, “Take us home,” and saw Young Matthew open the carriage door.
“If ever ⦔
But she stopped, and said nothing more. That was yesterday.
A
LEXANDER
K
ENT
is the pen name of British author Douglas Reeman. Reeman joined the Royal Navy at sixteen, serving on destroyers and small craft during W
WII
. After the war, he turned to writing, publishing numerous books under his own name, and the Bolitho series under the Kent pseudonym. The immensely popular Bolitho novels have been translated into nearly two dozen languages. Reeman lives with his wife, Kim, in Surrey, England. Among his prize possessions are Horatio Nelson's armchair from the
Victory
, and a replica thirty-two pounder cannon, which he keeps vigilantly pointed toward France.
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