Critically acclaimed author Thomas Steinbeck eldest son of the famous Nobel laureate John Steinbeck pens a compelling tale of adventure and romance with The Silver Lotus. In the early 1800s merchant Captain Jeremiah Macy Hammond is searching for new customers. Along the way he comes up against pirates storms and illness. But when he falls for Lady Yee prized daughter of a wealthy merchant family he discovers that love is the greatest challenge of all.