Gold runs in rivers. But blood runs faster. 1723. England's smuggler coast is a web of treachery, tides, and whispered names and Jack Hawkins is wanted on every gallows from Dover to Dartmoor. With a price on his head and a dream of vanished gold haunting his steps, he rides the winter roads with only his wits, his dice, and a pact made in blood with a man who walks like a tree. From the heaths of Surrey to the storm-lashed coves of Dorset, Hawkins races against informers, redcoats, and old ghosts. But the greatest danger may not lie in the noose that waits for him... but in the friend he trusts most. From Seraphina Sinclair, author of evocative historical adventures, comes Heathen Gold a tale of loyalty, survival, and the outlaw's creed: Take what you can, give nothing back... and never trust a man who smiles at dawn. Perfect for fans of Moonfleet, Patrick O'Brian, and The Wicked Cometh.