1. The Order Book One: A Youngmans Voyage

It's 1630. The Dutch and English are at war. Sir Arthur BlackWood and his son, Mallory voyage from the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia, as they and their crew attempt to seize one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company en route from the Orient. Arthur plans to ignite Mallory into the sacred Knighthood that protects the Holy Grail, The Order. But something is amiss within the brother knights and Arthur soon finds a serpent that has been plaguing in his boots for a long time. Suddenly, Mallory is thrusted into the role of a Captain, with a large crew of men to lead, as well as balancing three beautiful young women within his young life. Mallory must make the decision of his life and avenge his families death. Can Mallory achieve his destiny?

The Order Book Two: Faded in the Stars:

A year has passed since Mallory put the Buzzard under the waves. He saw his Father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Sir Mallory BlackWood is a man with his own ship, a mighty crew, and a family of his own. But fate has not yet finished with Mallory. On a voyage along the eastern shores of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior and general, Amber Nazet. Along with Mallorys unborn child. For Mallory, a man all too familiar with great loss, there is only one path forward. He must track down his nemesis across the desert and ocean, through the slave markets of Zanzibar, into the dangerous dreaded waters of the African coast, in pursuit of the woman he loves, the child he sired, and the glorious destiny that still awaits him.

With the help of some unlikely foes, bursting with action, suspense, and adventure, with heroism and heartache, Sir Mallory BlackWood must save his lineage and put his enemy in the ground for good.

The Order Book Three Part One: A Tale of Two Roads and The Order Book Three Part Two: Desert God

It is the middle of the Seventeenth Century. Sir Mallory BlackWood is in his early forties, with a booming English estate in Devon, England. He is a man with four proud young sons, a shareholder in the English East India Company, and a Lord of Legends. All is well in his life now. Although, at the farthest edges of the known world, the mighty East India Trading Company suffers catastrophic losses from pirates on the high seas. After nearly ten years away from service, master mariner Sir Mallory BlackWood prepares for his latest and most dangerous voyage – a death or glory mission in the name of the Empire and the crown. Trailing along side him our his most loved sons, Thomas, Edwin, and Dorian BlackWood. Not only is this Mallorys biggest adventure yet, it just might be the same for his sons, and destiny calls to him one final time.

The Order Book Four: Ruby Eye:

It's 1677. Two years after he was reunited with his long lost little brother Dorian, Thomas BlackWood, one of four sons of master mariner Sir Mallory BlackWood, once again sets sail on a treacherous journey that will take him across the vast reaches of the ocean and pit him against dangerous enemies in exotic destinations. But just as the winds propel his sails, passion drives his heart. Turning his ship towards the unknown, Tom will ultimately find his destiny—and lay the future for the BlackWood family. Not too far off, in the booming city of London, England, Fredrick BlackWood, Toms nephew begins his own journey to seek revenge on his Uncle Tom for murdering his own father. Driven by pounding sea waves and dread in his heart can Fredrick go through with his dark deed or does something change within him? With friends united, a war on the seas, and battling in continent's like Africa and India, foe against foe, can Tom achieve his destiny or will it fall to despair?

The Order Book Five Part One: The HinterLand and Part Two: A Final Destiny:

It is the dawn of the 18th century. Tom Blackwood and his brother Dorian battled both vicious enemies and nature itself on the high seas, finally reaching the Cape of Good Hope to start life afresh. Finally after a lifetime, from what Sir Arthur, Sir Mallory, and the entire BlackWood legacy has tried to create, a settlement, a home in Africa, has finally flourished. Now, half a generation later, they are successful and contented: merchants and family men, prospering on the very edge of an immense and beautiful continent. James Jim Archibald BlackWood, Toms only son, is an adventurous lad, wanting to venture into the great unknown of the hinterland, to make a claim for himself. But soon he falls for a sweet Dutch woman, and with high stakes and dangerous lands, they both are set into a blaze, alongside some unlikely compatriots. Mansur BlackWood, Dorians boy, ventures elsewhere. Not to the grassy savannas of Africa but to the hot, climate of the Arabian Desert, side by side with his Father for one last stand against foe and to claim the Elephant Throne of Oman. The next generation of the Blackwoods is out to set their fortune in Southern Africa, traveling along the infamous “Robbers’ Road.” In this booming adventure on land and sea, experience the final saga of the BlackWoods!