The Pirate Captain, Chronicles of a Legend

The Pirate Captain, The Chronicles of a Legend #1

by Kerry Lynne

The Pirate Captain, Chronicles of a Legend, "Nor Silver" is a historical action/adventure saga with a twisted love story and answers the question of what would one man do to "Keep his Treasure"!
Having lost hearth and heart to the Stuart Uprising, CATE MACKENZIE, a fugitive war criminal, purchases passage on a ship bound for the West Indies. En route she is kidnapped-a case of mistaken identity-by CAPTAIN NATHANAEL BLACKTHORNE, the pirate captain. Accustomed to blood, musket and cannon, life aboard the pirate ship isn't the hell Cate expects. She is instantly drawn into Nathan's bloody rivalry against LORD BREASTON CRESWICKE-the man who forced Nathan into piracy-and COMMODORE ROGER HARTE, Creswicke's puppet. They are an "unholy alliance" of ambition and power, Nathan a rat terrier on their heels. The impending arrival of Creswicke's fiance is too much temptation. This is a story of two scarred people, blinded by their defenses. It's the story of trust, or rather, the lack of. It's the story of a loss of faith and disbelief that Providence might ever smile again.

Genres: Pirates, Historical Fiction, Historical, Romance, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Romance

529 pages, Paperback

Published January 24, 2013

About the author

"Kerry Lynne was a history major in college and went into teaching for a few years. Then she wound up in the decorative painting world, where she traveled, taught and published for over 37 years and as luck would have it her hand stopped working. So she went back to what she knew: writing, history and sailing."

Lynne's fictional writings include The Pirate Captain, Chronicles of a Legend, “Nor Silver” (2014 Next Generation Indie Book Finalist Award for Historical Fiction), The Pirate Captain, Nor Gold”, The Pirate Captain, "Treasured Treasures" and a published short story, LocoThology #3-The Price of Victory (The Pirate Captain) along with the 4th book TBR, The Pirate Captain, Cursed Blessings. The Pirate Captain, Chronicles of a Legend series is a unique literary genre, “historical pirate fiction”, a genre-blend of historical fiction, romance, action/adventure, nautical and paranormal.
2023 Audio Drama (first book) full-cast unabridged "Pirate Captain Chronicles of a Legend" amazing actors. Audible and wide, Gold Winner of Best Audiobook Narration Ensemble, 2024 New York Festivals Radio Awards

The Pirate Captain series is not a romance but an "intense" life long love story between the Pirate Captain and a Jacobite widow. It is not a story that ends in smiles and happily ever afters but there are deep emotions shared and sacrifices witnessed. It is not a Treasure Island “wannabe” nor will Blackbeard, Mary Reed or Jack Rackam make an appearance but there are Captain Blackthorne, Cate MacKenzie, Thomas, Hattie, and Breston Creswicke.

Comparing Captain Nathanael Blackthorne to Jack Sparrow is inevitable. What other pirate has there been in pop culture for the last 60 years? They are similar, both are pirates and captains in the West Indies from there ends the sameness. Nathan is more dangerous and lethal, because his life has been far more unforgiven.

For those of you who are landlubbers Cate the female main character, who is a lousy sailor helps explain the sailing of a 1700’s pirate ship. If you don’t understand a sailing term there is a Pinterest glossary provided at www.piratecaptain.net (for not only the nauticalese, but some of the 18th century turns of the tongue).

Kerry Lynne, Author, of "The Pirate Captain, Chronicles of a Legend," Nor Silver," (2013), 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Historical Fiction Finalist Award; "Nor Gold", The Pirate Captain (2015), and "Treasured Treasures", The Pirate Captain (2018). Lynne is a native of Michigan, a prior teacher with a lifelong interest in history, writing, and sailing, which were the passions that led to the creation of The Pirate Captain series.

A word on literary perfection. Every writer knows what an elusive goal it is. A historical "fact' is always up for argument and four people can produce six different opinions on the use of a comma or sentence structure. Between the mariner's slang, 18th Century turn-of-the-tongue, writing style, and 21st Century publishing, not all errors might be as they seem. Kerry Lynne

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went into reading this book with the expectations of a Pirates of the Caribbean type book. Well, I wasn't disappointed at all. In fact, I found it to be so much more! There's seafaring action, romance, comedy, drama, and a cast of delightful characters.

Cate McKenzie is fleeing Great Britain because of her involvement with her husband (Brian) in the Scottish Uprising of the attempt to put Bonnie Prince Charles on the throne of Engand. Cate's husband is captured. Yet it is not clear whether or not Brian is alive or dead. Cate believes he is dead. Seven years later Cate is aboard a ship bound for Jamaica to an unknown. That ship is raided by the notorious pirate Nathanael Blackbourne. And so Cate's real adventure begins.

The book has sort of an Outlander feel and indeed Diana Gabaldon is a mentor and inspiration to the author. Instead of traveling through time and being thrust from the modern post WWII period to the 1700's Scotland, Cate is thrust into the world of pirates. Aboard Nathan's pirate ship Cate becomes a member more or less of the ship's crew. She helps sew up injuries (sound familiar?) and treats crew member wounds. Then there are the "other" members of the crew: Beatrice the outspoken parrot, Hermione the pet goat, His Lordship the rat-chasing mongoose and Atermis the barn owl who also likes to hang out below decks catching rats and other critters. Oh yes, there are the geckos! Yes, the cockroach-eating geckos.

Other reviewers have noted that Nathan Blackbourne is based on the character Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I agree there are times that Nathan is very similar to his movie counter part. Other times Nathan is very different. A similar comparison can be made between Cate and Claire Randall.

At just a little over 600 pages, The Pirate Captain is a sumptuous read I enjoyed immensely. I loved the characters and the story. The tension between Cate and Nathan drags on maybe a little too long. There are a few brief slow spots in the book mostly toward the beginning. There are also some absolutely hilarious portions in the book that had me in tears of laughter.

What keeps the book from being a 5 star read are a couple but to me "flaws." There are a couple of what I call "Hollywood scenes" which are predictable. Like they agree on this hair-brained idea and then is it a surprise when it doesn't pan out like it was supposed to? What a shocker! Another flaw of sorts are the characters of Nathan and Cate. The variability of how their characters are portrayed they seem almost like different characters at times. Here is a fine line where depth of character may be exploited a little too much.

Overall though these flaws as I call them did not ruin the story for me. Since the story is fairly long, the author had a wide playing field to develop characters and plot. There is too much good stuff to be overly nit picky. Many long books I start to groan after about 400 pages. Not with this book. I felt like I was locked up in an ice cream store and enjoying every moment. I have started the next book which according to my ebook says is a meager 745 pages. These are real pages and not ebook screens. That progress percent doesn't move very fast. I hoping it is satisfying as the first book!

[Jackie · Rating 2 out of 5]

When you decide to pick up a pirate fiction book, there is an assumption: a well born lady will be captured by the pirates and will fall in love with the captain of the pirate ship. It’s just the way pirate fiction is, whether you like it or not. This book was no different. I struggle to rate this book though because I read all 600 and some pages in only three days and lost sleep over reading this book because I was so into it; however, I did not like the actual story at all. I found the content really boring and ended up skimming most of the book, going from dialogue part to dialogue part. So, let me explain.
On page six (not exact page numbers) the fair maiden gets captured by the pirates. On page 10 she meets the captain, and on page 35 she realizes that she wants to be with him (in one way or another if you get my meaning). However, I have never EVER known an author to drag something out so long. Nothing ever happens between the captain and the high born lady until page 550. So, 500 pages of what the hell, can we please get on with things. Then, when I actually got to the end of the book I was just mad. There were like 30 pages where things actually went properly for the couple. 30 pages people, in a 600 some page book.
I think my point is this, The Pirate Captain has great potential for the typical pirate fiction, but as a reader I was never satisfied. I like a book that makes me really get into wanting something for the characters, but I am not going to put another 700 pages in (the second book) only to see if the couple gets to have another 30 pages of things working out. I personally just do not have the patience for that.
Also, there were two things that continually irritated me about this book. First, there are far too many similarities to characters in Outlander. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Outlander; but Outlander is Outlander and other books are other books. If I want to read outlander fan fiction I will pick up a book that claims to be that. The pirate captain has a back story that basically mirrors Jamie’s in Outlander. The main character Cait’s husband also has a striking number of similarities to Jamie. Then, Cait herself seems to fit in with a group of men for all the same reasons that Claire in Outlander got along with a group of traveling highland men. Second, there were many, many errors in this book. It was as if the book was never proof read. These are things like “the” instead of “they”. It was never so bad that I didn’t know what the word was supposed to be, but it was frustrating none the less.

[Emery Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This started out to be one of my favorite books in a very long time!There are so many wonderful things to recommend it until the damned ending! I was all ready to give it a well-deserved five stars and a glowing review but then came the final pages and the ending that wasn't. It felt too abrupt with no resolution of anything and left too many unanswered questions. Why did Nathan think Cate pregnant?Was it her lack of menses? This was too big an issue to be left hanging with no explanation. Nevertheless, I definitely want to read on and desperately want Cate and Nathan to be back together.

Despite its flaws, this book is a diamond in the treasure trove and I will be reading more in the series.

My full review will be posted at ROMANTIC HISTORICAL LOVERS BLOG on 9/10/13.
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[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not sure why I felt compelled to complete this book, perhaps hoping for more. Just a dry read that had the opportunity to be something, but fell short of the mark.

[John Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sometimes rollocking and mostly tedious adventures of Mr. Cate and Captain Nate. In 1753 Cate Mckenzie, on the lam from being inn the Jacobite War is captured off a Royal Navy ship by Captain Nathanael Blackthorne, fearsome pirate and scourge of the high seas. Fearing all kinds of nasty things Cate finds herself adopted by the captain and crew earning the title of Mister Cate as her proves herself capable of many tasks (don't ask her to tie a knot) and there is a slow and mostly painful romance between her and Nathanael (takes 536 pages to even kiss).
Along the way Nathanael's friend Captain Thomas enters the scene and reminds Cate of her late (?) husband Brian. Who Cate has feelings for (nothing happens-yet).
In spite of itself there is a lot of interesting information of the period and of pirates in general. The history is spot on and well written,a nd for that it gets the four stars. Warning this is a long book (610pages+an extra 10 for the sequel, oh yes there's one.) Nor Gold number two in this trilogy is actually longer!!! 700+pages. I'm still deciding if I will attempt the second one.
Good read-if you have the time.

[Ann Alton · Rating 5 out of 5]

It cracks me up that I thoroughly enjoyed a book called "the pirate captain." No, it's not a bodice-ripper, which is what the title made me think of. It's about flawed people, afraid to trust. It's about the characters and the relationships which is what i look for first and foremost in a book. Some elements smack of the Pirates of the Caribbean, some of Outlander, but I loved the characters, as much as I wanted to shake them or even punch them at times....

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This reads like a fanfiction of Outlander. The Cate character is clearly modeled after Claire Fraser – imagining that she fled Scotland after Jamie goes to prison. This book follows Claire/Cate’s journey, mourning the loss of her great love, with a price on her head and not a penny to her name.

There are so many similarities to Outlander, which I found extremely amusing once I got used to it. Of course, there is the addition of the full-of-life and very entertaining Nathan Blackthorne, a very Jack Sparrow-esque character. This author is excellent at writing dialogue – the facial expressions and gestures complete the picture so well and we readers get to enjoy the witty banter and magical scenarios.

I’ve noticed that this falls under the historical fiction genre, and so let me say that apart from some detail on pirate culture and sailing vessels of the time, it does not read like an HF to me. There is a very large focus on interpersonal drama, which I found very easy and fun to read. I love some good politics and a multitude of characters, but this book is just something different, more like a soap opera with a small cast of characters.

I would only recommend this with this full set of disclaimers (i.e. soap opera rather than historical fiction). Also, I have lost my love of Nathan due to his violence at the end of the book. I don’t know how I can root for him again – domestic violence makes for an unredeemable character in my book. However, since I got the 2nd book free on my kindle, I find I am curious to see where the author takes this. But that move on the author’s part is regrettable, in my opinion. This is one big way that she strayed from the romantic formula of Outlander.

[Thomas Edmund]

Wow, OK, so where do I begin with this book? I guess I'll start with the best description I can muster: A Mils & Boon romance set on a pirate ship (apparently this has been done before despite being second only in unlikeliness to Dinosaur erotica) stretched to more than 600 pages through endless mind numbing information dumps about sailing and 'character development'

The first warning I was reading a book I probably should have put down, was the beginning chapter being in pure 'pirate' with so much copious boat-speak I found myself balking before the story even started. Luckily from chapter two onward the prose is somewhat ordinary, however there was a constant jarring bounce between forced lingo and plain language that I constantly found myself thrown out of the story.

Such as the story was - the entire first part is devoted to our main characters Cate and Nathan (honestly couldn't Lynne have picked names at least a little nautical sounding) running away from each other while somehow sharing the Captain's cabin at night (a curtain apparently is all needed.)

The second and third parts pick up slightly with more action, although almost every fight is depicted by our main character Cate fretting about Nathan's wellbeing. without actually getting to see much of whats going on (which generally wasn't much). Unless you're actually drawn into the romance of Nathan and Cate, there really is little tension to carry the novel, the book reads more as a series of piratey experiences of Cate while Nathan avoid each other.

SPOILER ALERT
The worst thing about this book is after 600 pages of dithering and finally getting some resolution the plot is thrown pointlessly into the need for a sequel, I honesty would have preferred an unhappy conclusion to the threat of another book

[Shirli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every once in awhile along comes a book that you don't necessarily just read, you actually live the story—When it happens it's magical. This is that kind of book. It is perhaps the most engaging and fun pirate book I’ve read in my entire life (which isn’t to say a better one won’t come along in the future.)

I have but a few quibbles, those being editing, in fact, one paragraph is almost repeated verbatim during Cate’s walk along the beach with Thomas. My other quibble was the layout of the digital version, not very attractive, making its readability less enjoyable than it could have been. I really wish self-published authors would consider the cosmetics of their books as well as the content. Still, it’s a great book and I really appreciated the meaty size, hence the gripping story. I can’t wait until the next installment is released and hope that the wait is not too long.

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haven't received my copy yet, just received notice I had won. 10/10/13
Received my copy and hope to start soon. Have 4 others plus my current read in front. Side note: my nephew opened the package and tried to commandeer the book!
Started 11/17/13
Finished 11/29/13


Cate is a fugitive. She has paid for passage on a ship headed to the West Indies. Unfortunately, that ship is overtaken by pirates, and not just any pirate, but Nathanael Blackthorne. Cate finds herself taken hostage. Life aboard a pirate ship isn't exactly what Cate expected.

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. The story flowed and the characters were wonderful. I liked how even the animals aboard seemed to have their own personalities. I was a bit bummed at the end to find out it was a series. And I wanted to slap some sense into Cate and Nathanael every once in a while, but overall a good read.

[Georgette Champagne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't have the words to say how much I loved this book! It is first and foremost an intense historical fiction adventure on the seas of the Caribbean. Lucky for us Kerry has created some interesting and complete characters to fill the book - Nathaniel, Cate, Thomas and Pryce of course...in addition to many others including the animals on board the ship! She describes the sailing of a pirate ship in great detail but in a way that understandable to those who know not a thing about ships. The story is incredible with a wonderful romance part that just completes it. You love the main characters, yet you want to slap them and tell them to not be so stupid! There are action scenes that leave you breathless. I read this book twice in a row, and it took me forever to get it out of my brain. If you like the type of adventure that Outlander is you will love this book.

[J. Rowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's no mistaking the fact that pirates have become rather popular in recent years, and Pirate Captain just adds to the fare. A fun, swashbuckling story with adventure, danger, and the sort of romantic tension that makes you want to shake both main characters for their stubbornness. The author clearly spent a lot of time on researching everything from weapons to nautical terminology to pirate vocabulary. At times, the story gets a little repetitive, mostly in terms of the fights between the pirates and various vessels. But the characters are interesting and engaging, and Kerry Lynne winds us up right to the very end, a tantalizing happy ending in sight - and then smacks us with a cliffhanger! Now I HAVE to read the next book in the series (which is not a bad thing, by the way).

[W Doak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this step into the past of the realistic life on a pirate ship in the 1700's. The characters are real and flawed just like "we all are"; the Captain and Cate (MC)do the unexpected and make mistakes yep there are smiles and tears. It was a gritty and violent world on the high seas in 1753 and the Pirate Captain shows this in vivid detail; from one minute to the next you never knew who would survive and who would not definitely a live for the day life style. I like book series and looking forward to more!

[Fiona Cruickshanks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soooooooooo good. I loved this book more than I ever thought I would. When I seen it was like Outlander with pirates I thought I had to give it a go but not in my wildest dreams did I think I would have been completely enraptured with the story as I was. This exciting historical adventure had me completely engrossed, I loved the characters and their background stories and even had a giggle or two with the pirate slang but I was also almost in tears especially in the last chapter. I would say this is one of my favourite books I have read this year and I think it's a story I will go back to again just to live in that little fantasy world with Nathan and Cate. Now on to Nor Gold because I can't bear to wait to see what the next adventure brings.

[Susan Freeze jennings · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, Nor Silver, is just an appetizer for a smorgasbord of tantalizing pirate storytelling in Kerry Lynne's first book. The Pirate Captain leads us to endless treasures of greed, power, thievery, everlasting love, profound hatred and non-stop action. I loved this book and immediately bought the second book, Nor Gold. Now, awaiting her next and third book, Treasured Treasures, I am rereading both books.....if you truly want a fabulous story, you will not want to miss this!

[Zan Marie Steadham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pirate Captain: Chronicles of a Legend, is not your usual pirate story. It’s a sprawling tale with more layers than a hundred onions. At the center of the tale lies the stories of Cate McKenzie, a woman who hides deep secrets, and Capt. Nathanael Jonathan Edward Blackthorne, a man of mystery and legend. Good read.

[Victoria Vane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly enjoyed this! Review by Emery Lee will post soon at Romantic Historical Lovers.
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[ROMANTIC HISTORICAL REVIEW BLOG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review by: Emery

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[Hafiza · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very long
Way, way, too long

[Barb Wild · Rating 5 out of 5]

i don't know what has come over me but I love pirates all of the sudden. I loved the book and the characters and the differences on Board a ship vs. Land in the highlands. I will share the book with my book club

[Nae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, just a glorious romp from beginning to end ... although at times I wanted to smack the captain and the woman both for being so obtuse :)

[Cindy Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

Bravo! Good writing, but good editing is sorely needed. I was able to set that unfortunate problem aside due to the content of the writing... it is captivating and worth the additional time to reread a sentence here and there.
The story drew me in and held me page after page.... just could not put it down. The action is pretty much nonstop, and you may think you know what's going to happen next, but surprises in every chapter. This is the first book i've read by this author, and I am totally invested in reading the entire series and anything else Lynne might have written.
Absolutely highly recommend....this first book of the series will be hard to top, but I cannot wait to start book II now. Two very unlikely people are seemingly obsessed with one another and both, enigmatic, filled with secrets.

[Carrie Botkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read a lot of books but few make me want to crawl in and live with the characters like this one did. The Pirate Captain is one of the rare books that causes me to lose sleep and all track of time just so I can have a glimpse at the intriguing world author Kerry Lynne has created. If you are a fan or historical romances like Outlander, this series is a MUST READ!

[M Tittle · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! What a surprise. Was looking for a quick read for a business trip and fell in love. The historical setting and Nathan and Cate's complicated relationship made for a great read. Can't wait for book two!

[Annee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It has everything. Humor, facinating historical seafaring details and fabulous characters to love and love to hate. I highly recommend this book. It's rolicking good fun.

[Lori Greenlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it!

A friend suggested this book and I just loved it . It's long and had twists and turns but so worth the read

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a lot of feelings on this book/series that are all over the place.

To summarize I did like it, I jumped into it because it seemed interesting to me, I was just coming off a book hangover and needed to read something else quick, and it was long enough that I could get into it and not think about the last book I read.

now while I did like it there are a few things I don't like so much. One of the things I keep repeating to myself in my head is this is just an Outlander/Pirates of the Caribbean mash up. Like Cate's story line is almost exactly Outlander but without the time travel and we don't see her with her husband or know that relationship. Mixed with Pirates of the Caribbean debauchery, very Captain Jack Sparrow meets outlander romance?

I love both Outlander and Pirates of the Caribbean so while it was kind of annoying to read the same kind of plot-ish, I did still like it and could overlook it, kind of a guilty pleasure.

One of my main problems was the repetitiveness of it. For example it was mentioned at least 3 different times that I can remember in either the first as well as the second book (currently reading the second but feels like it was mentioned more then 3 times) that Nathan gave Cate a sliver of some nice smelling soap and she didn't get to use it etc. Like the book could have been shortened by a lot if these chunks had been edited out. I found when I started in on a paragraph and I went hmmm I read this already I would just skip a page or so ahead to get back into the current story.

It also was verrrrrry into nautical terms and sailing terms etc. like I am on the second book and I only can vaguely understand what they are doing. There is a lot of talk about where they are on the ship what they are doing etc. While all the info is really good in the way that it really puts you there in the scene and makes it feel more real, it also kinda pulls me out personally because I have to stop and google something so I can understand but then nothing will come up on google. Or I will try and google image the ship to get a visual and nothing matches with the text. I have this problem with any book set on a ship so it might just be me, but would be really cool to have a diagram in these kinds of books of the ship and labeled etc like how most fantasy novels have maps.

So overall I am on the fence, I think I can just consider this a guilty pleasure read. I've read over half the second book now but its so long that I needed a break from it. I think if you like Outlander and Pirates of the Caribbean or just a pirate fantasy book fan then I think you would enjoy this.

[Kyle O’Keefe · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 50%. Nothing happens in this book. Okay, there is some good pirate action, but there is no tension because you know the good (bad?) guys are going to win. There is NO plot arc in the first half of this book- no problem and solution, no goal, no conflict. They spend the first half just like... sailing around and occasionally battling and plundering.

I’ve read five star reviews that paint this as a romance, but I have problems with that too. Cate has only heard horrifying stories about this dude, like everyone is terrified of him. She is sexually assaulted within minutes of being brought on his ship as a captive. Like ten pages later she’s in love with him. I liked Nate, in a two dimensional way (which happens when a character is exclusively portrayed as a legend), but I couldn’t stand Cate for most of what I read, and I didn’t buy their chemistry for a second. The only conflict in their “relationship” comes from miscommunications, which is a weak way to build conflict. The last straw for me was Nathan accusing Cate of sleeping around after recently nursing her back to health after being sexually assaulted 🤷‍♀️

I love pirates and I was really hoping to tuck into this trilogy, but unfortunately it’s not going to work for me. I gave it two stars because there were some pretty fun piratey scenes and lines and gave me the pirate vibes I came here for.

[Aimee Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, I really liked this book. Considering it's a 700 page novel, I devoured it in just under a week, so that says a lot. While it's very clear Captain Nathan's character is based heavily on Jack Sparrow, he has a personality all his own, as does the main character Cate. Yes it's like Outlander but at sea but it's very authentic to the time period and pirate culture and as someone who was a big fan of the Devil's Fire trilogy for the same reason, this series seems to be equally as compelling and interesting to read.
The chemistry between the main characters is undeniable and was super fun to read and see develop.
Is this a bit of a guilty pleasure in terms of it being a little bit of a summer read romance novel with pirates, but as far as romance novels go, this was a really well developed story with lots of suspense and great characters I rooted for and I look forward to the sequels!

[DemetraP · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a longer book, around 700 pages. I liked the slow build of the romance between the pirate captain and his captive. He never treats her like a captive.

What I hated was the constant misunderstandings. She never tells him how she feels and he never tells her how he feels. There are gestures that are not understood but no one ever says, "Hey, I like you in that way, let's get together!"

Finally she asks the captain why he never kissed her. They get together and of course, the captain immediately screws it up by accusing her of being pregnant by another man and sleeping with him to cover it up.

Very frustrating book. I did enjoy the daily look at life on an old fashioned sailing ship/the pirate life.