V.E. Ulett's Blog, page 2
May 5, 2013
Quarterdeck
Like Jane Austen and Patrick O’Brian? Learn their influences on Captain Blackwell’s Prize, featured in the April issue of Quarterdeck.
Quarterdeck, McBooks Press, April issue
January 20, 2013
Virtual Book Tour
Join V.E. Ulett and Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for giveaways, reviews, and an interview.
September 9, 2012
Author Interview
Listen to an August 8 interview with author V.E. Ulett on San Francisco bay area radio station KKUP Cupertino. Captain Blackwell’s Prize, historical fiction and the publishing landscape are discussed.
The original program has been edited for duration and content.
October 25, 2011
Episode 24
Impressed with Mercedes’ dash and decorum, Admiral Gambier appoints Captain Blackwell to Assurance. On the eve of taking the 44-gun ship into the Pacific, Captain Blackwell tells Mercedes she is his greatest prize.
October 18, 2011
Episode 23
Convinced Mercedes’ father would not want him for a son-in-law Captain Blackwell arranges an immediate marriage. He proposes again to Mercedes at a supper party aboard Inconstant.
October 10, 2011
Episode 22
Through Mercedes’ daring, she and Captain Blackwell regain their previous, mutually satisfying relationship. Mercedes reveals the content of her mother’s letter to Admiral Gambier.
October 4, 2011
Episode 21
Captain Alexandre and two survivors from Bulldog are brought to Inconstant as she sails for Gibraltar. Following an uncomfortable meeting with Mercedes, Captain Blackwell is summoned to a supper aboard the flagship with Admiral Gambier.
September 27, 2011
Episode 20
As soon as Captain Blackwell reaches Ceuta he breaks into the Dey’s palace and spirits Mercedes away to Inconstant. But misunderstandings abound, and they are unable to be alone with the evacuees coming aboard the ship.
September 20, 2011
Episode 19
While awaiting the annulment of his marriage, Captain Blackwell receives word of Mercedes’ survival. Following a coup in Oran, Captain Blackwell is given a ship to evacuate British subjects from Ceuta.
September 15, 2011
Episode 18
Mercedes recovers from cholera, and is discovered in the Dey’s palace by Severino Martinez and Francis. Captain Blackwell forms a short-lived alliance.
