The Costly Star is a novel written by Margaret Slattery. The book is a historical fiction set in the 18th century and follows the story of a young woman named Elizabeth who is forced to leave her home in England and travel to America to escape an arranged marriage. Along the way, she meets a group of pirates who take her captive and force her to work on their ship. Elizabeth is determined to escape and return home, but as she spends more time with...