Although Sylvie's parents have betrothed her to a wealthy womanizer, she yearns for the dashing pirate hunter who promises adventure - and takes her to the local jail to see what a real pirate looks like. But when Sylvie meets Jacques, she's stunned to discover that this bandit stirs her senses like no other man has...Jacques is shocked to receive another - unchaperoned - visit from the young beauty originally escorted by his captor. He is intrigued that a country squire's daughter would take such risks. Realising Sylvie's curiosity could be his only means of escape, Jacques tricks her into releasing him and then kidnaps her, taking her hostage aboard his ship. After much gentle prodding, he manages to melt Sylvie's icy reserve. But when the other two men in her life catch up with Jacques's ship, a battle ensues. Now Sylvie must decide where her heart truly belongs...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
different and enchanting
4 Nov 2004
By brandy
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Beautiful and sweet Slyvie wants to see a captured pirate for some excitement before she marries for duty and settles down to a boring life. She does and ends up used as his hostage! The pirate, Jacques, is a very different sort of hero...he is not the typical leader of the pirates, but only a member of the crew. Jacques had planned on letting her go when he got to his ship; but the captain wants her, so Jacques claims her to protect her. He is also deaf and his abused childhood treatment causes him to be both tender and rough in his ways. Their adventures with pirates and pirate hunters are exciting as is their blossoming love for each other is endearing. A wonderful romance that will make you feel good!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A great (and unique) love story!
1 Feb 2004
By The Woodland Minstrelle
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What most impressed me about this story is that all the characters change throughout it. Even the bad guy has his good points. The main male character is disabled! That is unique! It was a great adventure, the love scenes were loving and hot and the characters interacted wonderfully. This book seems to have it all; even some hilarious scenes! Definitely worth a read!
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7 Dec 2008
By D. K. Stokes
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Up until halfway through the book, this was a 5-star read. Then my suspension of disbelief started to waver as details that stretched my credulity mounted.
The hero's deaf, which was very cool, and treated really well (including one NICE scene when he responds to her saying I love you for the first time). But. He's been deaf since birth, raised in an asylum where he was treated as an animal... how did he learn to speak, and particularly to speak well enough that nobody realizes he's deaf?
And then neither of the villains seemed to ring true, particularly at the end, though I do very much appreciate the effort to paint the villains in shades of gray instead of 100% evil.
But I did enjoy the story of a young woman prepared to marry a spoiled womanizer for the sake of her family, who takes one last chance at adventure and goes to see a Real Pirate at the jail, and ends up enthralled.
If I'd read this in a less critical mood, I'd have rated it more highly.
The hero's deaf, which was very cool, and treated really well (including one NICE scene when he responds to her saying I love you for the first time). But. He's been deaf since birth, raised in an asylum where he was treated as an animal... how did he learn to speak, and particularly to speak well enough that nobody realizes he's deaf?
And then neither of the villains seemed to ring true, particularly at the end, though I do very much appreciate the effort to paint the villains in shades of gray instead of 100% evil.
But I did enjoy the story of a young woman prepared to marry a spoiled womanizer for the sake of her family, who takes one last chance at adventure and goes to see a Real Pirate at the jail, and ends up enthralled.
If I'd read this in a less critical mood, I'd have rated it more highly.
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