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The Ransome Trilogy from exciting new writer Kaye Dacus includes the romance, humor, and social criticism of Jane Austen with the ocean-faring experience of Horatio Hornblower. September 1814. The battle with France has finished, and Chief William Ransome, recognized for never allowing ladies aboard his vessel, has returned to Portsmouth, England. Julia Witherington, considered a classic-maid at 29, finds that she should wed instantly to get a sizable dowry.