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Captain Trilogy #1
Into His Arms
Geoffrey Hampton has little faith in his fellow man. The English privateer follows his own fearless code, taking his fortune and his pleasures as he sees fit. And as for the possibility of finding true love, well, it's an illusion...as unlikely as a beautiful woman hiding in his cabin.
But Faith Cooper is no illusion, she's a stowaway from Boston Harbor. She's also a delectable flesh-and-blood woman and seems immune to the captain's considerable charms. In fact, Faith is unlike any woman he has ever known—intelligent, unwavering in her beliefs, and truly innocent. Someone who challenges his heart at every turn.
Now, as two unlikely lovers make passage to the warm, sultry winds of Jamaica, a deep, abiding passion flares, giving Geoffrey a treasure he never dared to hope for...and a woman he cannot afford to lose...
But Faith Cooper is no illusion, she's a stowaway from Boston Harbor. She's also a delectable flesh-and-blood woman and seems immune to the captain's considerable charms. In fact, Faith is unlike any woman he has ever known—intelligent, unwavering in her beliefs, and truly innocent. Someone who challenges his heart at every turn.
Now, as two unlikely lovers make passage to the warm, sultry winds of Jamaica, a deep, abiding passion flares, giving Geoffrey a treasure he never dared to hope for...and a woman he cannot afford to lose...
332 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2004
About the author
Paula Reed
25 books27 followersPAULA REED teaches The Scarlet Letter to her high school English students every year, and each year finds something more to love about Hawthorne’s novel. She lives in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado with her husband and two children.
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May 30, 2018
Good romance set on the seas. When Faith is set to be married to the local Reverend, she stows away on a ship. Geoffrey Hampton is surprised by her unexpected appearance, and both are on a course neither of them saw coming. I look forward to reading the next one.
July 26, 2024
2.5 stars.
I enjoyed this at first, but thought with Faith being so invested in her religion and being extremely inexperienced, that giving herself to Geoff so quickly was unrealistic. It just didn't sit well with me how quickly Geoff was able to sway her to sleep with him. Someone who, at the time, was Atheist and a Privateer and a confessed rake, she was more than eager to put all that aside to experience pleasure and passion. Her character just wasn't consistent.
However, I continued to read because the writing style was very easy-flowing. But things just moved too quickly, became cliche and a bit cringe, and then the several chapters where Geoff and Faith were apart and the whole situation with Diego was just bizarre and random and boring. Geoff finding his faith (and not just the woman) was also a bit in the face and cringe.
Ultimately, the writing style was impressive but the story telling, the pacing and the lack of consistency really let this book down.
I enjoyed this at first, but thought with Faith being so invested in her religion and being extremely inexperienced, that giving herself to Geoff so quickly was unrealistic. It just didn't sit well with me how quickly Geoff was able to sway her to sleep with him. Someone who, at the time, was Atheist and a Privateer and a confessed rake, she was more than eager to put all that aside to experience pleasure and passion. Her character just wasn't consistent.
However, I continued to read because the writing style was very easy-flowing. But things just moved too quickly, became cliche and a bit cringe, and then the several chapters where Geoff and Faith were apart and the whole situation with Diego was just bizarre and random and boring. Geoff finding his faith (and not just the woman) was also a bit in the face and cringe.
Ultimately, the writing style was impressive but the story telling, the pacing and the lack of consistency really let this book down.
May 5, 2008
Good book.
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