Captain Sinister's Lady [Paperback]

Amanda Stephenson boarded the ship bound for America with high hopes in her heart. Recently widowed, and impoverished, Amanda had decided to travel from Yorkshire to America to live with some of her former husband's relatives. She hoped that she'd be able to eke out a living making scented soaps and creams for the American ladies using the coveted recipes passed down to her by her famed Brooke ancestress.

However, fate has other plans for Amanda, and adventure shows up to claim her in the form of a pirate-turned-privateer, Captain Sinister.

Morgan Roberts, a. k. a. the notorious Captain Sinister, finds Amanda's ship foundering, and, since his new profession as a wrecker and privateer allow it, goes in to offer `assistance'. Captain Sinister's assistance, however, includes making the crew row to shore and taking everything that's not bolted down - which is, of course, what any other good wrecker would have done. Unfortunately, Captain Sinister's `assistance' also puts Amanda in need of medical care. Fearing that the lady, whom he'd injured unintentionally, would sicken and die if left unattended on the shore, Morgan decides to simply take her with him.

Amanda awakens to find herself aboard the pirate/privateer ship the Zephyr - and being looked after by a big bear of man with long midnight hair and a pirate's black beard. A missish young lady may have fainted, discovering herself injured and nearly naked in a pirate's bed, but Amanda is made of sterner stuff than that, and demands her release.

Captain Sinister finds himself fascinated by the voluptuous, and spirited, lady now ensconced in his cabin. Her lush curves and ladylike ways prove difficult to resist, and Morgan decides that he must have her as his permanent prize. Intending to make her his wife, Moran sets out to romance her. However, as a lifelong pirate and seaman, his skills with the ladies are limited.

CAPTAIN SINISTER'S LADY is a sweeping tale of deep love, unexpected characters and intriguing history. Author Darlene Marshal provides readers with an emotionally satisfying read woven skillfully together within the rich tapestry of history. Her characters are cleverly brought to life upon the page, and her hero is positively irresistible, with hidden depths and an endearing softer side. The historical backdrop of seafaring pirates off the Florida coast is fabulously written, and obviously well researched, providing a sturdy basis for the romance that blossoms between two such unlikely lovers.

Marshall writes with skill and depth, drawing readers into the lives of her characters, and providing the "get away' experience that every romance reader craves. CAPTAIN SINISTER'S LADY is a must read for anyone who loves a good pirate tale and longs for a little adventure!

J. NUSZ OF WWW.AUTHORSART.COM

Recently widowed, Amanda Stephenson travels across the seas to America from Yarkshire with high hopes of beginning a new life with her deceased husband's relatives. Amanda plans on supporting herself financially through selling self-made soaps and creams by using recipes that were passed down through the generations in her family. All is going well until the ship that Amanda is traveling on suffers a major, irreparable damage out in the middle of the sea. And, if that wasn't enough to deal with, an injury places Amanda aboard the ship of the notorious pirate known as Captain Sinister.

Morgan Roberts, Captain Sinister, doesn't think of himself as a pirate. Instead, he considers himself a self-respecting privateer who offers assistance to wrecked ships. In order to make a living, him and his crew take everything not bolted down off the derelict ships without killing the helpless, in-need crewmen of the drowning ship. Morgan just makes them row to shore in a boat with nothing other than their lives intact. During his latest rescue, Morgan gained more than he bargained for upon meeting the lovely Amanda Stephenson. Morgan quickly becomes captivated by her alluring beauty and robust spirit. He is determined to win her over and to convince her into becoming his wife; however, Morgan doesn't know how to go about romancing a lady, in the past he has only dealt with one-night-only, pay-me types of women.

Captain Sinister's Lady is a great historical novel of unexpected romance between two strong-willed characters. The plot was set in the 1820's during the time where pirates were the norm out on the seas. Hats off to Darlene Marshall for giving such beautifully written, detailed information of the Florida Straits and coastline during this historical time period. As the storyline progressed I felt as if I was really there witnessing the courtship of Amanda and Morgan. And boy, what an adventure it was. Captain Sinister's Lady is filled with a few dangerous twists and turns that maintained my interest until the spectacular conclusion. If you are looking for a rich and spicy historical romance that will tie you up in knots, then pick up Captain Sinister's Lady - you will not be disappointed!

Nikita
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

This one was not as good as Bride & the Buccaneer or Sea Change. The beginning started off good then fell to do I reallly want to read this thoughts? I wanted to keep going because of the previous books I had read so by the time I got about a third of the way through the book it did get much more interesting. By half way I started to enjoy it and wanted to keep reading. Then I didn't want to put it down. It was a predictable story but a good story. It definitely had some really good moments. The characters were well written. I hope this was helpful? It is worth reading in my opinion..