“ *The Gentleman Poet* is the best kind of historical novel—well researched, beautifully written, and wildly entertaining.” —Daniel Stashower, author of *The Beautiful Cigar Girl* *The Gentleman Poet* , author Kathryn Johnson’s novel of love, danger, and Shakespeare’s *The Tempest,* is a wonderful story that imagines a series of astonishing events that just *might* have inspired the immortal Bard to pen his magical tale. Told from the point of view of a young servant girl who strikes up a friendship with the not yet famous playwright when they are shipwrecked in the Bermudas, *The Gentleman Poet* gives a delightful new spin on Shakespearean lore reminiscent of the Academy Award-winning film, *Shakespeare in Love*.