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Ecstasy's Conquest
HIS KISS SEALED HER FATE
Lovely Victoria Remington couldn't believe this was happening to her -- she'd been won in a card game by a devilish rogue of a pirate! Just days ago she'd been the pampered belle of Raven Oaks plantation. But as she looked into the steel-blue eyes of her handsome captor, she knew her old life was gone forever. And when she felt the warmth of his body next to hers, his passionate kiss, his gentle touch, she couldn't help but yield her innocence to this strange, magnetic man.
HER LOVE SEARED HIS SOUL
Dashing Captain Dru Chandler thought he knew just what was happening when he took the wench as his winnings. Anyone could see she was a beauty -- despite her attempt to disguise herself as a wretched cabin boy. But when he finally held her in his arms, kissed her trembling lips, caressed her silken curves, he knew he had gotten much more than he'd bargained for. This was one woman he'd never be able to forget -- now that he'd made her Ecstasy's Conquest.
Lovely Victoria Remington couldn't believe this was happening to her -- she'd been won in a card game by a devilish rogue of a pirate! Just days ago she'd been the pampered belle of Raven Oaks plantation. But as she looked into the steel-blue eyes of her handsome captor, she knew her old life was gone forever. And when she felt the warmth of his body next to hers, his passionate kiss, his gentle touch, she couldn't help but yield her innocence to this strange, magnetic man.
HER LOVE SEARED HIS SOUL
Dashing Captain Dru Chandler thought he knew just what was happening when he took the wench as his winnings. Anyone could see she was a beauty -- despite her attempt to disguise herself as a wretched cabin boy. But when he finally held her in his arms, kissed her trembling lips, caressed her silken curves, he knew he had gotten much more than he'd bargained for. This was one woman he'd never be able to forget -- now that he'd made her Ecstasy's Conquest.
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First published September 1, 1984
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July 28, 2016
A Lot Better Than I Expected it to Be.
I really didn't like Kay McMahon's "Passion's Slave", primarily because the "hero" of the book, Beau Remington, raped the heroine, Alanna Bainbridge-and no, I cannot just get past that-but the sequel "Ecstasy's Conquest" is a far better book, which surprised me greatly.
The particulars: At the end of "Passion's Slave", Alanna and Beau had a daughter named Victoria. She is the heroine of this book.
As the book begins, an old family enemy, Melissa Bensen-who had Alanna kidnapped and whose actions led to the death of Beau's best friend in the first book-is scheming for revenge against both Alanna and Beau. She has thrown her lot in with the British in their efforts to retake the U.S. for the Crown. Because of the threat to the colonies, Beau and Alanna have decided to send Victoria away to France by ship to hopefully be safe. This turns out to be the a bad decision, as Victoria's ship is attacked by pirates and everyone on the ship is either killed or raped and killed. Victoria survives by disguising herself as a cabin boy. Later, her kidnappers lose her in a card game to Dru Chandler, another pirate. Dru at first decides to ransom Victoria back to her family for money, but as time goes on, they eventually become attracted to each other. When Dru does bring Victoria back to her family, he is set upon by her father and his men. The attack results in several members of Dru's crew being killed, and Dru being taken to prison, where he is beaten, starved and sentenced to hang because Victoria lies to her father, claiming that Dru raped and kidnapped her-neither of which is the truth.
Eventually, Dru, with the help of his remaining crew, escapes from prison, helps Beau break up the plot to plant a British spy to fight against the colonists, finds his father and manages to convince Victoria that he loves her and she him and they go on to have their happily ever after.
There are parts of the book that aren't great-the fact that Victoria is a spoiled brat who lies to protect herself and that leads to Dru being jailed for something he didn't do-and the characters spend a good deal of time looking out windows before responding to things, but that is being a bit nitpicky. It's not the best book I've ever read, but it's definitely better than "Passion's Slave."
Sex: Quite a few sex scenes, but they are mostly lyrical; what I mean by that is the focus is on the feelings of the act rather than a graphic description of what is going on.
Violence: There are acts of violence: rapes, murders, beatings, shootings, but none are described in graphic detail.
Bottom line: It's not a special book, but it's good enough.
I really didn't like Kay McMahon's "Passion's Slave", primarily because the "hero" of the book, Beau Remington, raped the heroine, Alanna Bainbridge-and no, I cannot just get past that-but the sequel "Ecstasy's Conquest" is a far better book, which surprised me greatly.
The particulars: At the end of "Passion's Slave", Alanna and Beau had a daughter named Victoria. She is the heroine of this book.
As the book begins, an old family enemy, Melissa Bensen-who had Alanna kidnapped and whose actions led to the death of Beau's best friend in the first book-is scheming for revenge against both Alanna and Beau. She has thrown her lot in with the British in their efforts to retake the U.S. for the Crown. Because of the threat to the colonies, Beau and Alanna have decided to send Victoria away to France by ship to hopefully be safe. This turns out to be the a bad decision, as Victoria's ship is attacked by pirates and everyone on the ship is either killed or raped and killed. Victoria survives by disguising herself as a cabin boy. Later, her kidnappers lose her in a card game to Dru Chandler, another pirate. Dru at first decides to ransom Victoria back to her family for money, but as time goes on, they eventually become attracted to each other. When Dru does bring Victoria back to her family, he is set upon by her father and his men. The attack results in several members of Dru's crew being killed, and Dru being taken to prison, where he is beaten, starved and sentenced to hang because Victoria lies to her father, claiming that Dru raped and kidnapped her-neither of which is the truth.
Eventually, Dru, with the help of his remaining crew, escapes from prison, helps Beau break up the plot to plant a British spy to fight against the colonists, finds his father and manages to convince Victoria that he loves her and she him and they go on to have their happily ever after.
There are parts of the book that aren't great-the fact that Victoria is a spoiled brat who lies to protect herself and that leads to Dru being jailed for something he didn't do-and the characters spend a good deal of time looking out windows before responding to things, but that is being a bit nitpicky. It's not the best book I've ever read, but it's definitely better than "Passion's Slave."
Sex: Quite a few sex scenes, but they are mostly lyrical; what I mean by that is the focus is on the feelings of the act rather than a graphic description of what is going on.
Violence: There are acts of violence: rapes, murders, beatings, shootings, but none are described in graphic detail.
Bottom line: It's not a special book, but it's good enough.
December 4, 2025
Lost interest.
The Hh’s love was too much sidelined for me.
The Hh’s love was too much sidelined for me.
December 24, 2012
A not-so-trashy historical romance set in the English colonies during the start of the Revolutionary War. Fairly interesting plot, but the characters - the pirate and the lady - are genre cliches. This is an okay book. Nothing really memorable about it.
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