Cheyenne Richards
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Thriller, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Cheyenne Richards is a writer, sailor, and coach who loves everything on the planet except Swiss cheese. A tomboy who loves polka dots, a Palo Alto native drawn to the past as much as the future, Cheyenne is an outdoors-loving bookworm who’s most at home under a cozy blanket with a good book. The Prisoner’s Apprentice is her first novel. She's lived in California, Australia, Singapore, and most recently Mexico, with her boyfriend, aboard a small sailboat named Pristine.
Cheyenne Richards' books
Genres: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Pride and Prejudice meets Master and Commander Ellen Prentiss can navigate a ship through blinding fog and treacherous shoals using nothing but mathematics and the stars. In 1841, that makes her indispensable to any captain—and utterly unacceptable to a world that believes women belong in parlors, not on quarterdecks. With the death of her captain father, Ellen’s lost her mentor, ship, and purpose, and faces the suffocating prospect of a future trapped on land—until her childhood friend returns as Captain Perkins Creesy, commander of a tea trader bound for China. Perk desperately needs a navigator skilled enough to shave precious weeks off the route to Canton—and Ellen needs passage back to the life that defines her. But their shared past holds a betrayal that nearly destroyed them both, and the sea offers no safe harbor for the secrets between them. From the fog-shrouded shoals of Cape Henlopen to the cutthroat...
Genres: Crime, Historical Fiction, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Clever Boy. Genius Killer. True Story. In his father's jail, young Albert finds what he's always wanted: a teacher who understands him. But some lessons exact a terrible price. When brilliant murderer Edward Rulloff is imprisoned in Ithaca, he offers Albert an education most boys in 1846 could only dream of—languages, philosophy, and the chance to become extraordinary. Under Rulloff's patient tutelage, Albert transforms from a lonely child into a gifted scholar. Yet as their unique friendship deepens, Albert begins to suspect that his mentor's acts of kindness mask a growing darkness. Each new lesson draws them closer to a terrible choice between loyalty and justice. Based on a shocking true story that captivated nineteenth-century America, The Prisoner's Apprentice delivers a haunting exploration of what drives men to greatness—and to darkness. In the tradition of The Alienist and Devil in the White City, this atmospheric historical thriller weaves true crime...