Review: A Fun Story of Love on the High Seas!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
She's no lady, she's a pirate!  Emmaline Sutherland is the legendary and notorious  pirate Lady Anne. Lady Anne is on a personal mission to destroy Blackwell Shipping to get revenge on her father who deserted her and her mother. Nicholas Addison, a former Naval officer who is returning to sea after recovering from a near fatal injury, despises pirates,  naturally and thinks Lady Anne is a myth since no woman could possibly be an actual pirate.  Nicholas meets Emmaline on land and finds her enchanting, oblivious to her alter ego.  Emmaline is quite taken by Nicholas also but she needs to focus on getting information for her revenge mission.Emmaline conveniently books passage on Addison's ship. Then pirates attack - only they are bad pirates but luckily Lady Anne's pirates arrive and rescue everybody because they are good pirates and they are devoted to their leader, Lady Anne or as Addison knows her, Emmaline. It's a big surprise to Nicholas and he finds himself working with the pirates and struggles with his attraction and growing admiration for Emmaline and her skilled Lady Anne persona.  Emmaline, meanwhile, becomes ever more attracted to Nicholas' rugged good looks and strong ideals.It's a unique take over most Regency romances in that most of the action takes place away from England and instead at sea and in Barbados where Lady Anne's crew is based. There's as much adventure as romance going on. The characters are both strong and not too overwhelmed with hidden angst. Emmaline/Lady Anne is a great heroine. She's strong, capable with a really unusual skill set. Nicholas is a strong moral hero who is forced to rethink his rigid attitudes, not just about pirates but also women as he becomes more and more entranced with Emmaline and her plans.It's an action filled romance with a couple definitely worth cheering for!I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.