About the book: 2017 / Beginning of the 18th century, the reign of Anne Stuart. In the house of James Bradford, governor of the island of New Providence, preparations for the celebration are in full swing. Even guests from the capital arrived for the sixteenth birthday of Miss Bradford (in reality, the illegitimate daughter of Peter Blood). But young Arabella is much more like a tomboy than the offspring of the Duke of Marlborough's sister. To arrange her fate, the governor decides to go to London. All plans are disrupted by a sudden attack by the Spanish flotilla. The island is devastated, the colonel himself is killed, and Arabella falls into the hands of the captain of one of the ships. Horror-stricken girl prepares to commit suicide