Blue Tattoos

I am so enamored with the "Bloody Jack/ Jacky Faber" series by L.A. Meyer right now.  They are as addictive as Twilight, but a bit more intellectual.  Historical fiction written for probably 9th grade up (because of violence and sexuality about like the level of Twilight) they are quick reads and very entertaining.
The second book in the series, The Curse of the Blue Tattoo, tells us of Jacky's plight after she is put off the Dolphin in Boston.  Enrolled in an elite girl's finishing school she is quite out of place for a London beggar lass from Cheapside and has to learn how to cope in a world of women (which can fight much dirtier than any men can.)

She learns quite a bit and once again the author leaves us wanting more, more, and more!  I  put this one down and was mad at myself for not checking out at least two at a time from the library.  I'm so glad there are eight in the series so I won't have to be left yearning for more for at least a month! :)