Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite

Gifted, young writer Chad Douglas has created a rollicking, action-filled tale of pirate/werewolf Captain Thomas Crowe, who sails from the Caribbean to London and onto Spain, fighting off government officials and the far more dangerous clans of vampires back in the 1700's. Cleverly using aliases in the different ports where he lands, Thomas befriends his beautiful stowaway, Molly Bishop, who is actually Lucia Vasquez, a gem seeker whom her father wants to protect. Thomas' blue eyes turn golden yellow as he turns himself from pirate into werewolf as he fights off foes and uses his werewolf skills to heal his wounds. Molly Bishop possesses a magic ring that shoots fire when she commands it to do so. This very same ring also tells her when Thomas is in danger, and Molly finds herself becoming his protector as they sail the high seas on a search that will take them to Thomas' brother, Harlan, who has become the most evil of vampires.

Lore: a Pirate's Charm has everything in it that thrill-seeking readers will enjoy: pirates, werewolves, vampires, bad guys, good guys and a lovely heroine who is happy to aim a gun and fire it. It is well written and well edited; but the print is very small, and the reader may have trouble in reading page after page of tiny print. The characters are larger than life, which is called for in this type of book, and the literary technique of having one of Thomas' companions, Geoffrey Mylus, write about each chapter's events at the conclusion of each is brilliant. This is a nice addition to library and personal collections where swashbuckling fans abound.