title: Fire on the Island: Vigilati, Book One (The Vigilati Series) (Volume 1)
author:  J. K. Hogan 
description: <span>"Unique, with lots of action, a strong heroine, and a sexy hero, Fire On the Island is a recommended read. I will be picking up book 2 when it comes out in May. Hogan has created a world that I want to revisit frequently and I have high hopes for this series!"</span><b>~Romance Reader at Heart, Novel Thoughts and Book Talk</b>
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  NIGHT SHADOW
  
  by
  
  LAURA RENKEN
  
  SERIES: Wings of Fury trilogy -- Book 2
  
  ISBN: 0-515-13155-5
  
  PUBLISHER: JOVE BOOKS
  
  SUBJECT: Historical Romance -- 17th century -- West Indies
  
  VERSION: Scan - Fully Proofed - V1.0
  
  COPYRIGHT: (c) 2001 by Laura Renken
  
  SUMMARY: While steering a ship through stormy seas, fierce English pirate
  Marcus Ryan Drake falls for sheltered Spanish noblewoman Liandra--a woman who
  has a devastating secret.
  
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  *NIGHT SHADOW*
  
  *Laura Renken*
  
  With much love and affection,
  
  I dedicate this book to my three wonderful children,
  
  Brent, Ross, and Shari,
  
  who by your very presence
  
  have given me the wings to fly.
  
  *Chapter One*
  
  Caribbean
  
  **1691**
  
  "Are we going to die, señor?" The youth's voice trembled over the ship's
  groans.
  
  Sitting with his back against the dampened bulkhead, Marcus Ryan Drake,
  condemned to the terror of the darkness, opened his eyes. His heart pounded
  against t