Review: A Great High Seas Adventure!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Notorious Lady Anne is a 2013 Kensington publication written by Sharon Cullen. Nicholas Addison is the proud and noble member of the Royal Navy until an attack leaves him nearly crippled. After a long recovery period , Nicholas is hired by the Blackwell Fleet to find out who is sabotaging their shipments. Nicholas is just happy to be working again. But, he is caught of guard when he is told he has a passenger on board and it turns out to be Emmaline Sutherland. Nicholas thinks all women aren't as smart or capable as men , so when his ship is attacked by pirates, he's stunned to discover his passenger is the one and only Lady Anne, the legendary female pirate. Lady Anne has a mission and no-one is going to get in her way. Although she is holding Nicholas prisoner, the two of them can't keep their eyes or hands off each other. As Nicholas learns more about Emmaline' s past, he understands why she decided to become a pirate, but in his heart he knows her actions are wrong and the right thing to do, the thing he was hired to do , is to report her . But, if he does she could hang for her crimes, and Nicholas just can't bear the thought. Emmaline would have loved to have been given the choice of a different life, but it wasn't to be. The life she chose gives her independence and control of her own property. She is consumed with bitterness and hatred for the father that abandoned her . Revenge motivates her every move. Can Nicholas persuade Emmaline to give up her pirate life or will he be forced to turn her in? I love pirate themed historical romances. It's been awhile since I read one and I hope this book will spark a new interest in this type of book. This one was especially interesting because the pirate was a woman. Lady Anne opens Nicholas eyes to the grim opportunities women have if they are poor or unmarried. She forces him to see women in a different way. Nicholas also learns that honor and nobility can come in different forms .Nicholas teaches Emmaline that not all men are like her father . Through danger and intrigue and high sea adventure, the two fall in love and ...... live HEA This is one of the best recent historical romances I've read this year. Overall an A. Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for this ARC.