Captain Blood – Rafael Sabatini

"I am a physician, not a soldier."

Peter Blood, an Irish physician, is wrongly convicted of treason for treating a wounded rebel. Sold into slavery in Barbados, he escapes with other convicts, captures a Spanish ship, and becomes the most feared pirate in the Caribbean. Despite his outlaw status, he maintains a code of honor and yearns for Arabella Bishop, the niece of the plantation owner who enslaved him.

This is the quintessential pirate romance. Peter Blood is the ultimate gentleman rogue—intelligent, courageous, and noble. The novel is a high-seas adventure full of naval battles, duels, and romance.