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Smuggler's Bride
Julia Cooper has a secret that could cost her her life. She's really Lady Julia Anne Sanders Delerue, and she's investigating who's using Delerue-Sanders Shipping to smuggle contraband into frontier Florida. But when her disguise as a cleaning woman at her uncle's tavern gets her kidnapped and taken deep into the pine woods, she has to think fast to stay alive—while asking herself, who would kidnap a cleaning woman?
Rand Washburn has a secret that could cost Julia Cooper her life. When two pea-brains dump an Englishwoman at his farm while he's recovering from yellow fever, he has to figure out how to get rid of her before she finds out he's sitting on top of the biggest smuggling operation ever seen in Territorial Florida.
Julia's following in the footsteps of her parents, who put an end to the career of a notorious brigand in Pirate's Price. If she ever wants to make it home to England in one piece, she's going to have to think fast to keep Washburn and his cronies from burying her deep in the back woods, even if it means marrying that handsome scoundrel at gunpoint. Can Rand convince Julia that she's destined to be the smuggler's bride, or is he going to have to make sure she's not able to tell anyone—ever—about what he's up to along the Florida coast?
Rand Washburn has a secret that could cost Julia Cooper her life. When two pea-brains dump an Englishwoman at his farm while he's recovering from yellow fever, he has to figure out how to get rid of her before she finds out he's sitting on top of the biggest smuggling operation ever seen in Territorial Florida.
Julia's following in the footsteps of her parents, who put an end to the career of a notorious brigand in Pirate's Price. If she ever wants to make it home to England in one piece, she's going to have to think fast to keep Washburn and his cronies from burying her deep in the back woods, even if it means marrying that handsome scoundrel at gunpoint. Can Rand convince Julia that she's destined to be the smuggler's bride, or is he going to have to make sure she's not able to tell anyone—ever—about what he's up to along the Florida coast?
248 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Darlene Marshall
8 books172 followersDarlene Marshall is the author of award-winning historical romance featuring pirates, privateers, smugglers, and the occasional possum.
Past jobs include working as a reporter, news anchor, news director, obit writer, news producer and radio station owner. She's never been a pirate, but the day's not yet over.
Awards for her books include: Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and Readers' Choice Award for Historical Romance; The Aspen Gold Award; finalist for the Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award; FCRW National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award; and the Eppie (Electronic Publishing) award twice for Best Historical Romance.
Her books are also available in French, German and Estonian.
Marshall can be reached at darlenemarshall[at]darlenemarshall.com
She/her Represented by Barbara Collins Rosenberg of The Rosenberg Group.
Past jobs include working as a reporter, news anchor, news director, obit writer, news producer and radio station owner. She's never been a pirate, but the day's not yet over.
Awards for her books include: Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and Readers' Choice Award for Historical Romance; The Aspen Gold Award; finalist for the Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award; FCRW National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award; and the Eppie (Electronic Publishing) award twice for Best Historical Romance.
Her books are also available in French, German and Estonian.
Marshall can be reached at darlenemarshall[at]darlenemarshall.com
She/her Represented by Barbara Collins Rosenberg of The Rosenberg Group.
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July 19, 2023
English girl seeks Florida Man
While I do not presently reside there, I am a native Floridian. It makes one appreciate the humour so much more, and thus I have a soft spot for these novels.
The opening premise to this installment is weak indeed, and no, this does not model healthy relationships. The moral of the story is that we all craft fantasies that we tenuously link to our realities. An individual who is seasoned in relationships probably reflects upon the memories of childish dalliance with varying degrees of disdain, and thus this novel may have decreased appeal if you cannot suffer girlish naivety.
In case a reader of this review is unaware, the main character in this novel, Julia, is the daughter of the main character in Pirate’s Price, Christine. So yes, I would recommend reading these in order as my knowledge of the mother enhanced my connection to, and understanding of, her daughter.
While I do not presently reside there, I am a native Floridian. It makes one appreciate the humour so much more, and thus I have a soft spot for these novels.
The opening premise to this installment is weak indeed, and no, this does not model healthy relationships. The moral of the story is that we all craft fantasies that we tenuously link to our realities. An individual who is seasoned in relationships probably reflects upon the memories of childish dalliance with varying degrees of disdain, and thus this novel may have decreased appeal if you cannot suffer girlish naivety.
In case a reader of this review is unaware, the main character in this novel, Julia, is the daughter of the main character in Pirate’s Price, Christine. So yes, I would recommend reading these in order as my knowledge of the mother enhanced my connection to, and understanding of, her daughter.
November 1, 2016
What the fuck did I just read.
I really liked reading castaway dreams by this author, and went right to reading this one. It was a mistake. I regretted reading this book as I was reading it, and I wanted the male lead to die.
I hoped the author could turn it around by the end of the book.
After reading this book I felt angry I'd thown away several hours of my life when I could have watched paint dry or stared at the wall.
First off, the female lead is kidnapped by two bozos at the beginning of the novel, and the male lead does nothing to help her. His excuse is that he is still weak and recovering from a fever, but he is still holding her prisoner far away from her home? He also is a creep who,
Honestly, Rand is an abusive asshole and Julia clearly has Stockholm Syndrome, their relationship is unhealthy, and the plot is not worth it.
I really liked reading castaway dreams by this author, and went right to reading this one. It was a mistake. I regretted reading this book as I was reading it, and I wanted the male lead to die.
I hoped the author could turn it around by the end of the book.
After reading this book I felt angry I'd thown away several hours of my life when I could have watched paint dry or stared at the wall.
First off, the female lead is kidnapped by two bozos at the beginning of the novel, and the male lead does nothing to help her. His excuse is that he is still weak and recovering from a fever, but he is still holding her prisoner far away from her home? He also is a creep who,
Honestly, Rand is an abusive asshole and Julia clearly has Stockholm Syndrome, their relationship is unhealthy, and the plot is not worth it.
March 5, 2017
Wonderful reading
What a thrilling adventure full of deceit, mistrust, humour. The characters are wonderful. I really enjoyed reading this awesome story, it's a real page turner. Read this story it's well worth your time. Thanks
What a thrilling adventure full of deceit, mistrust, humour. The characters are wonderful. I really enjoyed reading this awesome story, it's a real page turner. Read this story it's well worth your time. Thanks
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