Set
in 1665, this is the story of Charlisse Bristol, who leaves England for the Caribbean, looking
for a father she has never known. She thinks him a gentleman but she will be
oh, so wrong. Before she gets to Port Royal, she is shipwrecked on an island
where she is saved by a band of pirates led by Captain Merrick, a Christian and
a privateer for the Crown. Charlisse is both attracted to and confused by the pirate captain. When she tells him of her search to find her father, Merrick agrees to help even though the man is a horrible pirate, the ruthless Edward the Terror Merrick once served under.
There’s
lots of adventure in this one with battles at sea and on ship. Tyndall’s
descriptions are vivid and the pirate fights realistic. Charlisse seems a bit
clueless at times but then she is an innocent. Lucky for her, Merrick is a
gentleman in disguise, who tries to keep his band of pirates together while
holding to his higher standards and assuring Charlisse’s safety. Her father is,
initially at least, a blackguard.
You’ll
be glad when they finally dock at Port Royal but the tension doesn’t end there
as Charlisse becomes entangled in her father’s world and discovers a kind man
of God in Thomas. For inspirational romance lovers who long for a pirate story,
this is a great choice!
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