17. THE COAST OF BARBARY — OLOFF THE PIRATE SERIES
Enter a world of swashbuckling adventure and courtly intrigue in The Coast of Barbary, where the line between pirate and nobleman blurs with every crashing wave. Captain Oloff van Wagenaar, once a scourge of the seas and now a decorated Dutch naval officer, finds his hard-won peace shattered by a cryptic summons. A clandestine invitation, penned by the enigmatic Captain Aurek Ben Suliman, lures Oloff to the shadowy depths of the Parisian underworld, a place where secrets fester and danger lurks around every corner.
Drawn into a web of deceit and betrayal, Oloff is abducted and spirited away to Omanna, the formidable stronghold of Sultan Osman and his captivating daughter, Princess Shammar. Shammar, driven by an unyielding ambition to resurrect the Ottoman Empire, sees in Oloff the key to her grand designs. His legendary skill and ruthless reputation make him the perfect admiral to command her fleet. But Oloff’s heart and conscience are caught between his newfound position and the ghosts of his past. The presence of Anna te Hoogen, his former love now held captive in the palace, ignites a burning desire to rescue her from her gilded cage. Torn between duty and desire, Oloff is forced to play a dangerous game. Does he surrender to Shammar’s allure and help her realize a devastating ambition, or does he risk everything to dismantle her pirate kingdom from within?
Amidst daring escapes, clashing swords, and hidden motives, Oloff discovers that love and loyalty are tested by treachery. As he navigates the treacherous currents of Barbary politics, a shocking choice looms on the horizon. Allies become enemies, and the woman he once loved holds the key to a prophecy that could change the world forever. Will Oloff succeed in liberating Anna and escaping the clutches of the ambitious princess? Is his past coming back to haunt him in a way he never saw coming, or will he become the architect of his own destruction on the Coast of Barbary? And who is the power broker behind all the chaos?
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