Review: Early work, only for Fans
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2011
This story had a good start, but quickly dissolved into a boring formula that was put to much better use in a later novel, Swept Away.The author employs a technique to keep the reader guessing the identity of the pirate, but I ended up being confused and just skipped over that part.The author is lauded for incorporating historical fact and weaving the fictionalized romance around it.  I found that a bit clunky, not as seamless in later work.Also, the heroine is sexualized way too early, at one point she's comfortable sitting in a sex-rumpled bed, wearing nothing but his nightshirt while they receive a male visitor in their room.  Pulled me right out of the story because it's so improbable.I've just picked out the flaws, sorry, overall decent story and I can see where the author is honing her skills.  You'll like it if you're just starting to get into the whole sea-faring regency thing, otherwise I'd advise the more savvy reader to skip this early work unless you are a Marsha Canham fan.