Ireland burns with quiet rebellion… and the enemy is closer than anyone suspects.

Lieutenant Adam Sheridan of HMS Hertford has faced the guns of the French navy before, but his latest mission will test him far from the safety of the English Channel. Sent to the west coast of Ireland to recruit men and disrupt enemy activity, Sheridan finds himself drawn into a dangerous web of divided loyalties, hidden alliances, and ruthless opportunists.

When a French frigate threatens the coast and criminal elements exploit the unrest, Sheridan must rely on raw recruits, local volunteers, and unorthodox tactics to strike back. But the greatest danger may come from within, when the crew of the Hertford suffer a kidnapping by men whose motives are as shadowed as the Irish hills they vanish into.

As time runs out, Adam Sheridan’s mission hangs in the balance. Can his allies carry out their orders in time, or will the enemy’s bold gambit succeed?

From daring fire-ship attacks to tense encounters on land, The Galway Gambit is a gripping tale of courage, deception, and naval warfare during the age of sail.

This work was previously published as For King and Our Country by Richard Nigel Stembridge.