by Sabrina Jeffries, Iolanda Rabascall
Silly heroes and a stupid plot line, all happening in 1818. Sara is a young British lady, a sister to an earl. She is also a reformer, concerned about the welfare of women convicts. She is joining a convict ship transporting women prisoners to Australia because she wants to document the indignities ...
The story has such a promising beginning. I was actually looking forward to learn more about Sara. Then Gideon entered. All was well. Kidnapping a shipload of women for a paradise colony, ok, i can work with that.Then Gideon all of a sudden became obsessive about Sara. Of course I have read stories ...
A fun historical romance. I liked the reformist heroin but she was too extreme resisting brides situation. I skimmed some because it was a re-read. Once the relationship got rolling it had a good story flow. Pirate caption captures a ship of convict women and their teacher Sara touts for equal r...
I'm glad I read this as an ebook, because that cover is so hilarious I don't think I could have taken the book seriously if I'd seen it first.
Lessee... where to start? How about the dim bulb of a heroine who went incognito on a ship of female convicts bound for New South Wales? Orrr... the last time I read of a pirate that amiable towards women, it was Pirate by Fabio. Yeaaahhhhh.... Improbability factor quite high with this book.Ir...
Buh-buh-buh BORING. Sorry, DNF.
Mostly very good, if one manages to suspend one's disbelief about how perfect the pirate captain is, but the ending, starting from the point where Sara's stepbrother finds her and takes her back to England, is far too rushed. And I always have a problem with lost heirs ...
3.5 star
3.5 star