Waiting on Wednesday (136)

is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine that 
showcases upcoming releases people are very much anticipating.

I have been waiting for this book for a very long time (and it FINALLY has a cover). I added it on Goodreads over a year ago, so for over a year I've been wondering when all the book's details would be revealed so it'd be that much closer to being in my hands. The premise of this book is very hard to resist, for it's about pirates, but not just any pirates: it's the origin story of the one and only Blackbeard. (Fun-ish fact: I did basic research on Blackbeard--real name Edward Teach--to write a short story for a fiction writing class this year, and it makes for some very interesting things and many possible plot points.) And since it has to do with the most famous pirate in the history of ever--who's real, at least; sorry, Captain Hook and Captain Jack Sparrow--it's only fitting to call it treasure and be willing to do THINGS to get it, because I WANT IT.

Title: Blackhearts

Author: Nicole Castroman
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publishing Date: February 9, 2016
Pages: 320

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Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was just a young man who dreamed of leaving his rigid life behind to chase adventure in faraway lands. Nothing could stop him—until he met the one girl who would change everything. This is their story.

Edward "Teach" Drummond, son of one of Bristol's richest merchants, has just returned from a year-long journey on the high seas to find his life in shambles. Betrothed to a girl he doesn’t love and sick of the high society he was born into, Teach dreams only of returning to the vast ocean he’d begun to call home. There's just one problem: convincing his father to let him leave and never come back.

Following her parents' deaths, Anne Barrett is left penniless and soon to be homeless. Though she’s barely worked a day in her life, Anne is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Master Drummond. Lonely days stretch into weeks, and Anne longs for escape. How will she ever realize her dream of sailing to Curaçao—where her mother was born—when she's stuck in England? 

From the moment Teach and Anne meet, they set the world ablaze. Drawn to each other, they’re trapped by society and their own circumstances. Faced with an impossible choice, they must decide to chase their dreams and go, or follow their hearts and stay.

What treasure are you highly anticipating this week?