Review: Awesome!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
I should never have doubted that this book would be anything other than delightful. But I am always cautious when approaching a regency romance taking place on the high seas. It is a difficult premise to take seriously given the social strictures of the times and of course, the lady involved would be automatically and irrevocably ruined the moment the ship left the dock. But this story was handled with a master stroke, made not only believable, but actually plausible. Perhaps our gentleman captain was rather more gentlemanly than realistic, and the crew was rather surprisingly well-behaved, but still plausible, and this was fiction after all. We can suspend some disbelief. Oh, and the parrots, good heavens! I loved them, almost as much as Flemming. What a delicious charmer. Never have I read of such a gentlemanly captain. Of course he was an officer and a gentleman, and as such could hardly have behaved otherwise, but most captains in romance novels are rakes and rogues. Imagine my shock to find that our delightful captain is neither of those things and yet does not suffer from that lack. He was refreshing and desirable and I fell in love with him right alongside Clara. Adorable girl that she was. The crew, especially Staunton stole the show naturally. I was a bit sorry not to have more time on land at the end. I would have liked to have seen one dance in an actual ballroom. But the book was complete without it and oh so wonderful. Very highly recommended for all Regency Romance lovers. As is her other series, The Scoundrel of Mayfair.