Set in 1769, this is the story of
Dante Leighton, captain of the Sea Dragon
and Marquis of Jacqobi, who is hoping a buried treasure will return him the
wealth he needs for revenge against the man who took from him Merdraco, his
family estate on the Devonshire coast of England. Aand it's the story of Rhea Dominick, the beautiful and sweet oldest
child of Sabrina and Lucien, Duchess and Duke of Camareigh, who we met in the
first book. Rhea is now seventeen and the object of revenge by the Duke’s
cousin. Abducted and sent aboard a ship to the Colonies, Rhea escapes one man’s
evil plans only to run into another’s.
McBain weaves many threads
together for an exciting tale of betrayal, revenge and love wrapped around a
hunt for a sunken treasure ship. Actually it is an absorbing
introduction to the third novel, Dark
Before The Rising Sun. I could not put it down and so appreciated McBain’s
command of the English language and her attention to vivid detail. It is superbly
written. You will soon be lost in the world of Dante’s ship the Sea Dragon and feel Rhea’s intense longing
to return home to Camareigh even as her desire grows for the brooding ship’s
captain. Rhea is a courageous, unselfish heroine with a fondness for God’s
creatures and those in need of help. Dante is a self-absorbed aristocrat, turned
hardened American privateer and smuggler, who is not beyond taking a duke’s
daughter.
I promise you will love it,
but get the next one for the end of the story!
The Dominick trilogy:
Moonstruck Madness (1977) Sabrina and Lucien
Chance The Winds Of Fortune (1980) their daughter, Rhea and Dante
Chance The Winds Of Fortune (1980) their daughter, Rhea and Dante
Dark Before The Rising Sun (1982) Rhea and Dante (cont’d.)
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