Due out in 2024

A famous astronomer and a young artist risk their lives to observe a celestial event that won’t come again for a hundred years.

Baja California, 1769. Against all odds, Chappe d’Auteroche has reached the site of the Transit of Venus. But with just two weeks before the celestial event, an outbreak of yellow fever threatens to make the astronomer’s journey worthless. The only way to achieve the recognition he knows he deserves may be to break quarantine…

Completing the first accurate drawings of California could finally bring Noël the fame he craves. But with the entire team’s health at risk, his future riches might never materialize. Noël, a little person, could hold the key to whether they live or die.

Stranded and struggling to survive, Chappe and Noël’s mission may just end beneath the stars.

The Vermillion Sea is historical fiction based on real people. If you like vivid imagery, fast-paced action, and characters who risk everything to explore the unknown, then you’ll love this epic novel.