Aubrey is made Commodore over a squadron and sent to the Indian Ocean to capture Reunion and Mauritius from the French. His ships manaage to take Reunion, but an over-zealous captain loses a battle off Mauritus and loses four frigates in the bargain. Seriouisly outnumberd, Jack comes up with a plan to fight back. But just before they attack, the Admiral shows up with reinforcements. The Island is taken, but Jack doesn't get credit. But he does get two bits of good news. 1) He gets to take the news back to England, an assignment almost certain to result in a promotion, and 2) Sophie gave birth to a boy.

The first time I read these novels, I spaced them out so as not to finish too quickly. This time I reading them one right after the other and enjoying them even more.