Pirate Romance discussion

Ive always had a fasination for female pirates.
I guess because they are independent & strong willed.
In a time when women had limitations & were to serve "man & his hearth" I applaud women who dare to bend the rules! a few of my favorites are Grace o'Malley..Anne Bonny..Mary Reed.So factual or fictional let us know of ones you have read.

Ok so the ones Ive read are The Pirate Queen: The Story of Grace O'Malley, Irish Pirate by Alan Gold (5 star for me)The Pirate QueenDiana Norman Sea Star: The Private Life of Anne Bonney, Pirate Queen this one is about Anne Bonny there was another book with Anne Bonny & Mary Read but I cant remmeber the name..anyone know? a good book about Grace O'Malley is by Anne ChambersGranuaile lots of good info.

Another couple of good books about Grace O'Malley the lady pirate Graniaand The Wild Irish and Anne Bonny Heart of A Pirate: A Novel of Anne Bonny

I just bought
by Shannon Drake

I recently read Captive Passions by Fern Michaels, where the heroine sails a pirate ship seeking revenge for the man who raped her and her sister. It's a cartoony book and not all that serious, but it was notable IMO for the heroine killing and maiming enemies while the hero didn't get his hands bloody at all. I'm used to a lot of old school heroines getting rescued, rather than being the rescuer.

Gosh Karla ..Havent read that series in so long..I still have the orginals! should give it a go just to see what I think of it now..

Joeena I have that book too.let me know what you think if you get to it before me..

I've got the rest of the Captive series as well and want to read the book about Caleb - I think it's Book 3? He was awesome in CP - an unobnoxious kid. Very rare animal.

A great leading"lady pirate" read although Henry Morgan was a real Pirate himself, "Jamie" his daughter in the book is fictional(I googled but came up with nothing)
I put this aside to finish some other group reads..but will come back to it and give a review.

I've read The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack. Ok, so I like Jim Nelson's other pirate books (but be forewarned -- they are NOT romances), but this one didn't do it for me. Why? Because Nelson can't write women. He makes Anne Bonny out to be a heartless maneater. The characters are not people you feel for, one way or the other.

Good to know R.L...books on *lady Pirates* are hard to find..let me know if you find some ..maybe we could do a read & discuss? dosent have to have *romance* but its also a nice touch to the story fictional or otherwise.

Does anyone else have a hard time reading lady pirate stories? I have not even picked one up. I enjoy living vicariously (sometimes) through the female the sexy pirate is pursuing!

MY first & still favorite "lady Pirate" book was by Pamela Jekel I love stories where the lady is the Pirate....the "leader" I guess for her independence...own person..but has a soft side as well..I cant stand "wimpy" winey women,..there are some "lady Pirate" stories that are a little more "hard around the edges" & are more "true" to form. but they had to be to be Captain of a ship & earn the mens respect in a time when it was considered bad luck to even have a women on board.
so if your going to try a "lady Pirate" story for your first Jana you might like the one above as your first.

Ok, thanks for the recommendation!

The Captain's Lady
Lady Pirate
My Lady Pirate

Nice ones Verity! I just got The Sweet Trade which has 2 of the most famous lady pirates.

Sandi wrote: "Nice ones Verity! I just got The Sweet Trade which has 2 of the most famous lady pirates."

Grace O'Malley will always be my favorite female pirate..but these two (Im reading this book) Ann Bonny & Mary Read..are close on Grace's heels..this is a really good book so far also with handsome dashing Calico Jack in it.

Why are most pirate heroes named Jack ? So unoriginal. The book sounds good. Will put on WL =^B

Verity wrote: "Why are most pirate heroes named Jack ? So unoriginal. The book sounds good. Will put on WL =^B"

There is romance in it but not like the "historical romance" kind.

I like the sound of the first one! Is yours a paperback or HC? Amazon has the HC for $1.99. The other two books I have but havent read yet either.

Great review Cheshire Catt! Lots going on in this book!

Xtina Skye - The black rose was a great 1 ! I glommed 4 a while & still have her books in my stash. Haven't read the other 2.

Joeera wrote: "I just bought
by Shannon Drake"

haha its been a year since you posted but anyway, I read the book with high hopes. I think it was the first romance about a lady pirate that i had read. I was actually dissapointed...she seemed weak to me (she was stronger than most leads) but it seemed...lacking?


I guess I just wanted a fiestier lead with more back bone :3 I'm just so picky >.<

Sabrina wrote: "Joeera wrote: "I just bought
by Shannon Drake"

haha its been a year since you posted but anyway, I read the book with high hopes. I think it was the first r..."

OH then you must read youll be laughing out loud with this one!

:O
that sounds very interesting!! I'll give it a try ^^

this was a great "lady Pirate" read my reviewThe Sweet Trade

Ah I love it when I find another "lady-pirate" read!
since I couldnt get it in ebook for my reader I tried to track it down threw Amazon..no such luck,so I contacted the author and she was more than helpful to direct me to getting it.Thanks Patricia..looking forward to reading your book!:)

Recommended to me by a goodreads friend Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney about one of my favorite female pirates Anne Bonney.

Joeera wrote: "I just bought
by Shannon Drake"
Just started reading that is it any good?

Erin wrote: "Joeera wrote: "I just bought
by Shannon Drake"
Just started reading that is it any good?"

Yes! I love anything by this author pirate or not:)
Did you read it Joeera?

Just finished What a great book! Female pirate as well as the hero himself..5-star read!

Ok Sandi, you seem to know everything there is to know about pirate romances, see if you can figure out this one. I probably read this book 20 years or so ago. All I remember is that the lady pirate had to get rid of her virginity, so she either captured a guy, or a ship and the guy was on the ship in order to do so. Then she ends up tying him to the bed to get the deed done, not knowing this is about the worst way possible to get rid of your virginity. Something happens and they have to leave him there. I thought it was Leigh Bristol's Hearts Aflame, but I just reread that one and that isn't it. Any ideas?

20 years ago! LOL now thats a challange Kity since Ive read quite a few, and alot have the same plot/theme capture/captive ect. But some of those stand out..capture of the guy,has to lose her virginty,and leaves him on the ship stand out but the title is not coming to mind. This is why it pays to do a review...let me work on this...

LOL! No problem. I spent like 4 hours reading reviews of books on the web to see if any sounded familiar. Leigh Bristol's sounded right, but wasn't quite right. Shannon Drake's was a possibility, but I don't have the book to verify it. If you can't help it's ok, but I figured if anyone I found might know, you would (: If you can't find it, not a problem, this was sort of a last ditch effort (:

Kity_ wrote: "LOL! No problem. I spent like 4 hours reading reviews of books on the web to see if any sounded familiar. Leigh Bristol's sounded right, but wasn't quite right. Shannon Drake's was a possibility, b..."

I have put out to a few places your information..if I hear back you will be the first to know..at first I thought it might be but I dont think so...Ive read that book and its driving me nuts cause I cant remember the name! Hopefully my sources will come through for us :)

Kity_ wrote: "Ok Sandi, you seem to know everything there is to know about pirate romances, see if you can figure out this one. I probably read this book 20 years or so ago. All I remember is that the lady pirat..."

Maybe Desire in Disquise by Rebecca Brandewyne?

THEY CALLED HER THE CRIMSON WITCH...
Born Genevieve Saint-Georges, she had reigned as the belle of Paris until the French Revolution sent her fleeing for her life. Now, masked in scarlet, the salt breeze whipping through her hair, she is the beautiful, brazen sea capitaine who leads her pirate crew in the name of freedom -- and revenge.

THE CALLED HIM THE BLACK MEPHISTO...
Notorious spy and mysterious master of disguise, the black-masked bandit of the seas, only he can match Genevieve exploit for exploit, sword thrust for sword thrust, as he dares to rescue the innocent from the guillotine. Only he can awaken her sleeping senses with the softest, most seductive caresses tilll she is burning with the liquid fire, beyond passion, and the sweet prisoner of...Desire in Disguise.


I think I read somewhere that the heroine had a nasty first time.


Jenny

Another possibility Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands

At the age of four and twenty, Valoree, has been successful in her masquerade as her murdered brother - the Notorious Captain Red. That is, until she finds out about her inheritance of Ainsley Castle. She will be able to claim it if she marries a nobleman and gets pregnant before turning twenty-five, which happens to be her next birthday.
Lady Reluctant

It does sound like something Lynsay Sands would write.

I havent read that one yet by Lynsay Sands Jenny,but that sounds close to what Kity described. I read "Desire in Disquise" many years ago but I dont think its that one (will have to do a re-read now!),I think this book she seeks is more along the BR type...
Thanks Jenny! :)

You are welcome. I hope we find it. :)

JennyG wrote: "You are welcome. I hope we find it. :)"

Ever need to hunt down a book Kity, Jenny is the person who can do it! :D

This one has a girl pirate captain. She's very graceful, it's cool!
The Pirate Heir

Jaesi wrote: "This one has a girl pirate captain. She's very graceful, it's cool!
The Pirate Heir"

I love lady pirate reads the best :)III add to the bookshelf.

sweet! Yes, I know you'll enjoy it! Warning, big cliffhanger at the end, there will be a series

Jaesi wrote: "sweet! Yes, I know you'll enjoy it! Warning, big cliffhanger at the end, there will be a series"

Let us know of the rest of the series then?

I don’t know if this counts, since I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but Yasmeen in Heart of Steel is a little bit of a pirate. Okay, maybe ‘pirate’ is too harsh. She’s a privateer. Of course, this is steampunk, so she’s the captain of a zeppelin.

This looks to be a great series. I read the first book, The Iron Duke and was wowed by the amazing world building. And Yasmeen is a pretty big character in The Iron Duke. Heart of Steel is her own book though. I really liked Yasmeen. I would love to step into her psyche. I need to read it.

Willowfaerie wrote: "I don’t know if this counts, since I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but Yasmeen in Heart of Steel is a little bit of a pirate. Okay, maybe ‘pirate’ is too harsh. She’s a privateer. Of cour..."

Thanks Willowfaerie! I have these on my ereader,didnt know they had a pirate theme!

I just Read The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shanon Galen, The Heroin is not a pirate, but a british admiral daughter and she behaves like a pirate is really good

Carolina wrote: "I just Read The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shanon Galen, The Heroin is not a pirate, but a british admiral daughter and she behaves like a pirate is really good"

Carolina..are you sure the title is correct? And the author in spelling? As I tried to find this book :(

Here Sandi, here's the link to Shana's site. I've heard wonderful things about her and she guest blogged on my website once. Super nice lady so I'm saving to buy her book as well. Hope this helps. It's Shana Galen

http://www.shanagalen.com/

Suzie wrote: "Here Sandi, here's the link to Shana's site. I've heard wonderful things about her and she guest blogged on my website once. Super nice lady so I'm saving to buy her book as well. Hope this helps. ..."

Thanks Suzie! Yes Ive seen her books now! Im adding this one to my TBR list and our shelf as well :)

I see that this is book#3 in a series..can it be read as a stand alone I wonder?