Jamaica, 1790s. Lieutenant Matthew Lamb is desperate for a ship of his own.

When illness unexpectedly gives him temporary command of HM Packet Heron, Lamb finally gets his chance to prove himself. The cutter is small, lightly armed and tasked with carrying the King’s mail through waters prowled by French privateers — but Lamb quickly discovers that command brings dangers far beyond navigation and discipline.

Aboard are troublesome passengers, a mysterious naval officer, and the formidable Charlotte Brett, whose presence soon complicates Lamb’s already uncertain future. Then a French privateer appears over the horizon.

What begins as a routine packet voyage becomes a running battle for survival. Outgunned and outnumbered, Lamb must rely on speed, nerve and the fighting spirit of his tiny crew. And when fortune puts a valuable Spanish prize within reach, the stakes rise dramatically...

Packed with Caribbean adventure, naval combat, humour, romance and prize-taking, Lamb in Command is a classic Age of Sail adventure and Book 3 of Kenneth Maynard’s Matthew Lamb series.