Review: Steamy Swashbuckling Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
From start to finish Normandie Alleman has taken readers on an erotic journey full of danger amidst exotic locales.  In essence, this story is a naughty take on Gilligan's Island as two lost and lonely souls find love at an unexpected time and place.Frederica is unlike other females of her time as she's inquisitive and yearns for excitement.  She gets exactly that and more when she's captured by pirates on her way to America.  Being in the hands of a vile captain who likes to dole out punishment she starts to discover a naughty side to her nature.  When she's thrown overboard into the arms of a sexy one-eyed former farmer turned pirate she embraces her sensual side even more in numerous sexual interludes that have him as her Master and her his eager student.  In many ways Frederica is incredibly naive.  She longs to be worldly but still acts like a child at times using pouting to get what she wants which annoyed me at times.  She accepts her situation without complaint though, treating it as the exciting adventure she always hoped for, which slightly improved my overall opinion of her.Gaston's life changed dramatically after the death of his wife and son in childbirth.  He closed himself off and ran away from his life as a gentleman farmer.  He's now the epitome of what a pirate is....charming, dashing, sexy, with an eyepatch that adds to his rakishness.  He tries to keep his hands off Frederica at first but her awakening sensuality calls to him and he's more than happy to become her mentor in the ways of love.  He's drawn to her openness and excitement for life but doesn't think he can offer her anything beyond the here and now.  When she puts her foot down demanding more though, and as the student starts surpassing the teacher, he'll be forced into rethinking what it means to live a pirate's life.  I enjoyed Gaston and relished the care he took of Frederica as she was definitely a damsel in distress quite often.  For being a teacher of sex he was certainly a good one!This was a story teeming with sensuality and increasingly erotic encounters as Frederica started discovering the joys of being naughty.  The BDSM scenes are on the light side so those not fond of the genre won't be offended.  There's an overall sense of the exotic as we go from sailing the seas to an idyllic island adding to the sensuality surrounding the main couple.  To fully appreciate this story you must suspend all belief as the character's (mostly the heroine, with no worries for preventing pregnancy) actions don't ring true for the time.  The heroine often left me frustrated but the hero made up for that with his dashing and sexy ways.  This story is every fan of the erotic's dream with its numerous steamy encounters and ultimately made for an entertaining read.3.75 STARS!