Pirate's Daughter, Rebel Wife

by June Francis

Bridget McDonald fears for her life—and her virtue—on board a slave ship. Forced to jump over the side, she's rescued by rugged Captain Henry Mariner.

Realizing she's alone and vulnerable, Harry has good reason to feel guilty about her precarious predicament. But despite her reserve toward him, he knows there is no other option.

The only way to protect her is to marry her!

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Harlequin, Romance

Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Although, June was born in the seaside resort of Blackpool, she has lived all her life in the port of Liverpool, home of the Beatles. One of four children, her love of stories began when her father told her 'The Little Match Girl', which left her in floods of tears, but also with a desire to make up stories, herself. As soon as she could read she was doing a three mile walk to the local library. She passed the scholarship to Liverpool Girls' College where her English teacher told her that she had a great imagination. Despite this, June did not believe she could ever be an author, so on leaving school, she became a cash clerk. She married at twenty-two, has three sons, ran a church playgroup for ten years and it wasn't until her youngest started school that she joined a Writers' Club and turned her hand to writing articles about What She Knew for a woman's magazine. But her first love had always been books and eventually she wrote her first two medieval romances for Mills & Boon. After doing another two, she had an urge to write a family story set in Liverpool during WWII. This was bought by another publisher. Since then she has had thirty-three books published.

Reviews

[Usagi Tsukino · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unbelievable. So many things bothered me in this book, first of all the main characters and then all of the rest.

[Les Chroniques Aléatoires · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cela faisait un moment que je n’avais pas lu d’historique et Les amants de Madère se lit vraiment très bien et facilement. Le style de l’auteure fluide, sans prise de tête, avec une romance bien décrite et pleines de rebondissements, en font une lecture agréable. Les personnages sont hauts en couleurs, aussi bien les principaux que les secondaires mais il y a certains défauts chez eux qui peuvent agacés…
Bridget est un peu trop naïve, rancunière et a trop d’à priori, elle n’en reste pas moins attachante avec ses réactions et sa franchise. Harry ou Henry est un homme viril et sûr de lui, trop sûr de lui et autoritaire en plus de cela. Il est complexé et se sous-estime, il est tout aussi rancunier que la petite rousse mais il a eu un coup de foudre pour elle et est prêt à tout pour l’avoir.
Dans les autres personnage, certains sont attachants comme le petit Joe ou la famille de Henry. D’un autre côté, les "méchants" de l’histoire ont mal été utilisé et cela donne une intrigue cousue de fil blanc, ce qui est assez dommage au final. Heureusement que la romance est présente, bien que basé sur le mensonge, les quiproquos et la trahison. Peu à peu la haine et la rancœur deviennent de l’attraction sexuelle, puis il prendra un peu plus de temps pour que le sentiment de trahison devienne un véritable amour.
J’ai beaucoup apprécié cette petite visite de l’Europe du 16ème siècle, mais je regretterais de ne pas avoir vu des pirates en action !! On a le droit a un doux happy-end digne d’un conte de fée… A bon entendeur, vous trouverez votre bonheur avec ce livre !

[Harlequin Historical]

Linked to His Runaway Maiden. Tudor

[Mymyworm · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ma chronique ici : http://songedunenuitdete.com/2013/12/...

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75