For those of you who read and
loved McBain’s Moonstruck Madness, as
I did, this is the next book in the Dominick trilogy. The first was set in
England and this one begins there but soon takes off for America and the
Caribbean. You should read all three, as they comprise one story. This one
begins the romance of Dante and Rhea, which concludes in book 3. The original
story was a bodice ripper (I have the original). I don’t know if they changed
the new edition.
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 in England, and 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 for 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 a very long but very 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
·
Dark Before The Rising Sun (1982) Rhea and Dante (continued)
Buy on Amazon.
I have all 3 of them and Loved 5 them all.i believe Moonstuck Madness, with Sabrina and Lucien was my favorite though. :) Your readers will not be disappointed, all 3 were great.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Denise, for the comment. I just love her. I wonder... did you read the original Moonstruck Madness? I did not but there was a huge discussion on Goodreads about whether they re-edited it for the reissue. That is, some recalled the original as a bodice ripper whereas the current version is not. Any thoughts?
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