This is a tale set during the War of 1812 in the Caribbean
in 1813. It’s the story of Capt. Connor Merrick, a cavalier Yankee privateer,
and Rhiannon Evans, a young British girl.
Rhiannon wants an adventure and so she accepts an invitation
to winter at the home of Sir Graham Falconer in Barbados, who happens to be
Connor’s brother-in-law. On the way, pirates attack her ship, and Connor saves
her and takes her to Sir Graham’s. Intending to leave to hunt British merchant
ships, Conner stays long enough to get trapped into marrying the young
Rhiannon.
Harmon has woven an entertaining seafaring tale of divided
loyalties with an American privateer whose sister is married to a British
admiral. Reckless and daring, yet insecure about his ability to be his famous
father’s equal, Connor takes one British prize ship after another, all this in
his brother-in-law’s backyard. Meanwhile, Rhiannon, a naïve young woman in many
ways, quickly grows up trying to keep up with Connor—and keep him out of
trouble, an effort that is doomed to failure.
The descriptions of the ships and sails and all things
nautical are done exceptionally well and will keep you turning pages as Connor
faces pirates, battles at sea and storms. There is deep emotion, too, as Connor
comes to terms with his own frailties and the strengths of others.
It’s been a while since I read one of Harmon’s seafaring
adventures, so I was a bit lost when characters from her other books made an
appearance and there were references to earlier stories. I say this only to
suggest you might want to read this book as a part of the series, and in order.
The Heroes of the Sea
series:
My Lady Pirate
Captain of My Heart
Master of My Dreams
The Admiral’s Heart (Short Story)
Lord of The Sea
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