When Britain’s war with Spain ends, its secret pirate navy becomes prey. Locke and his crew are left stateless, hunted by the very nations they fought for. Protestant privateers, Catholic spies, and Ottoman-backed pirates collide in a world where faith is as deadly as steel. #scotwriterpitch2025

Capt. Locke sails with heretics, outlaws, and the damned. Protestants fleeing Catholic fires. Muslims hunted by Christian kings. No country wants them — but the sea takes all. A historical fiction series about faith, betrayal, and the privateers who fought on the edge of empire. #scotwriterpitch2025

Jacob Höppner still prays before sleep. Johann Bartsch sharpens his knife. They were sent to find a promised land for their persecuted Mennonite people. But the Russian Empire never gives without taking. A true story of fragile promises, moral compromise, and the cost of peace. #scotwriterpitch2025

For a while, it worked. Fishing boats carried fortunes. Small Scottish harbours became gateways to a global empire. But the Highlands have never been easy to tame. A wrong turn, a suspicious officer, and a storm that refused to play by the rules brought it all crashing down. #scotwriterpitch2025

White Gold, Black Waters — 1991. A smuggler cuts a deal with the Cali Cartel: £100 million in cocaine landed on Scotland’s coast. Then the storm hit. The plan sank. He vanished. Some say dead. Others say watching. One man hunts the truth. Based on a true story. #scotwriterpitch2025

Exiles of Empire — Russia wants their obedience. The Cossacks want their land. One Mennonite land scout clings to God. The other sharpens a blade. In a world that rewards violence, is faith a risk worth taking? Based on a true story. #scotwriterpitch2025

Corsair’s Reckoning
The war ends. The hunters return. Captain Locke and his crew — once the Crown’s chosen raiders — are now outlaws. Chased from the Caribbean to the Barbary coast, they fight for gold, faith, and a flag of their own. How long can men with no country survive? #scotwriterpitch2025