Rakehell Dynasty Author:Michael William Scott From the first time he saw the ship in full sail like a winged bird against the sky, Jonathan Rakehell knew the clipper held his destiny. — First he must persuade his New England family that the future of their shipping business lay in this amazingly fast vessel. He must build a clipper, sail it, and in proving its worth, prove his own. — But ther... more »e were others whose plans ran counter to his: an ambitious brother-in-law, the woman the family had chosen for him, the bribed skipper of his ship, the wily profiteers in the opium trade in faraway China, and a girl who believed in making her own destiny.« less