The Pirate's Daughter

by Jodie Leigh Murray

You can take the girl away from pirating.

But you can't take the pirate out of the girl.



Livie Blackwood has built her entire life on fragile, glittering lies. In society's ballrooms she is perfection, but beneath the silks beats the heart of a woman raised on the open sea-and one misstep could expose the pirate's daughter she truly is. When she's blackmailed into marrying an influential baron, Livie has limited options . . . until Grayson Valle enters her world.



Cold, relentless, and carved by vengeance, Grayson sees far too much. He's hunting the rumored, elusive, pirate Elias Blackwood-Livie's father-and discovering her ties to him gives Grayson the perfect weapon to draw the man out. But Livie is nothing like he fierce, brilliant, infuriatingly brave-and dangerously captivating.



As secrets unravel and their fates entwine, Grayson and Livie are forced into an alliance that threatens both their missions. On a path paved with lies, betrayal, and a desire neither dares to name, they must choose whether to destroy each other... or risk everything for a love as wild and treacherous as the sea.

318 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2026

About the author

Jodie Leigh Murray is an independent author of romantic suspense and historical romance novels. An avid reader since learning to read, she started writing at a young age and never stopped. When Jodie isn’t writing, she can be found camping or snuggling up with a good book. Find her on Facebook, Instagram and Goodreads, and learn more at www.jodieleighmurray.com.

Reviews

[Rachel May · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me in a chokehold: a pirate romance, yes sign me up! I loved every minute of this book and devoured it in one weekend.

The enemies to lovers trope is one of my favorites, and The Pirate’s Daughter does it very well. I really enjoyed the banter between the FMC and MMC and the dual POV really enhanced the story.

I highly recommend this book if you love pirates and historical romances.

[E.H. Drake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, Jodie had my number as I've been ranting about the need for a solid pirate romance for a wee bit. This was a fun, fast read with a lot of old-time details that helped me really mesh with the world.

[DarkDreamerM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Livie is a strong character 💪 and a jack of all trades. I really hope there is a sequel is could really use more Livie and Grayson.😍

[Andrea Hillukka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Met the author at a book fair event and she was darling so I wanted to love it and to be fair, the first 90% of the book was really good! I just felt like the ending wrapped everything up to easily and quickly. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a happy ending but I wish it would have been a little more challenging.