 "Disappointing" | 2009-03-31 |
| - Reviewed By wyldedixie |
I expected this to be a swashbuckling tale on the high seas with tons of action and plenty of romance. I was sorely disappointed.
While Sabrina Jeffries is known as as bestselling author, this was obviously not one of her best. I didn't like Gideon Horn's (our hero) take-over attitude nor did I care for his bitter attitude. He wasn't really a likable character. And while Sara Willis (our heroine) had a great personality--strong, independent, vulnerable--I wasn't buying into her attraction to Gideon. A reformer who falls in love with a pirate? It's a great concept, but the actual plot was a bit lacking. I think Jeffries could have written this with a little more...flair, I think, is the word I'm looking for. |
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 "so-so" | 2009-01-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TDRLG7ZOTRNE |
| The Pirate Lord and his merry band of fellow pirates have grown weary of their thieving ways and seek to retire from the business of pirating. They want to set up a utopian community on the island they've dubbed Atlantis, and to this purpose they need women to marry and populate this paradise. Such an improbable premise leads to the capture of a ship carrying convict women to New South Wales. Miss Sara Willis, a woman with a passion for reform, has stowed away on the convict ship in an effort to help improve the conditions of the other women - she plans to take notes of the women's treatment and then report back to her Women's Committee. So much for the plot. All this set up was rather boring for me, but once Sara is kidnapped by Gideon Horn, the Pirate Lord, and she's carted off to Atlantis with the rest of the convict women, things start to get a little more interesting. There's chemistry between the two, even if Gideon isn't really much of a pirate - he's more of your run of the mill regency hero only he has the dubious distinction of sporting a gold hoop earring and going without his shirt more often than not. Sara is allowed to screech, scold, and make demands to her heart's content, while he comes off as being merely befuddled by all the henpecking. Sara has appointed herself protector of the convict women and does her darnest to see that they aren't forced into marriage with the pirates - even though these pirates are a remarkably well behaved bunch. But still, Sara and Gideon are cute together. They're just very cookie cutter characters, and nothing in their story really snagged my interest. A very average book. |
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 "Wow" | 2009-01-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3EMMBJ7R17TJT |
| This is the first book i have read from Sabrina Jeffries and i can't wait to read the next one!! This one is going into my all time favorite books. Read it...it's fabulous. |
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| "Great Author - is a re-release from 1998" | 2009-01-13 |
| - Reviewed By ngcb |
This is a re-release from 1998 and over all this author is amazing writer and I hadn't read this one before but I got to the last few chapters and thought I know HOW this will end I don't care to finish it. I did finish it after a few days on my shelf and over it was OK.
This story is a strong-willed women heads out of female convict ship uncover how poorly the women are treated and attempt to bring to this to light back in England. While on the ship a famous Pirate Captain Horn kidnaps the women and takes them all her his private island to have them marry his men....
If you are looking for some excellent novelsfrom his author check out these series; A Dangerous Love (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 1), In the Prince's Bed (Royal Brotherhood) andNever Seduce a Scoundrel (The School for Heiresses, Book 1). |
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 "4 Bookmarks from Wild on Books!" | 2008-11-23 |
| - Reviewed By gnat65 |
Sara Willis is beside herself. Not only has she and the other women aboard their ship been kidnapped by pirates, but she is expected to marry one. Aghast at the audacity of these men, Sara argues for more time so that she and the other women will have time to get to know the pirate they are expected to join in holy matrimony with. Given two weeks in which to conduct their courting, Sara negotiates with the pirate lord for their huts. In return, she is expected to give the man kisses. Not a bad deal, right? After a few short days Sara can't even remember what she was fighting so hard for - all she is dreaming of is Gideon, the pirate captain that is winning over her heart one kiss at a time.
Gideon Horn, the captain of a devilish band of pirates can't believe the extremely good luck he and his men had in finding a ship full of women bound for New South Wales. He and his men have been riding the waves and ocean for a long time and they are ready to settle down into wedded bliss. Wanting to make their home on an uncharted island they discovered, the men and Gideon just needed women and of course, since they are rescuing these women from their destination and servitude, they won't be able to contain themselves from thanking the men properly. Or so they think. Sit back readers and watch the fireworks!
I got so tickled reading THE PIRATE LORD I found myself laughing at loud. Gideon truly believed that Sara and her fellow females would not be able to contain their thanks for being rescued. He didn't count on Sara's independent streak and her sharp wit. He did count on his ability to stun her with his manly prowess and I have to admit, what a nice prowess Gideon possessed. Both characters just matched each other and I can't imagine them being written any other way. Their passion for each other was explosive and sensual.
The only thing that upset me about THE PIRATE LORD was that it was a reissued book. Not only that, but I read it in 1998 when it first released and while I loved it then and loved it now, I wish that someone somewhere would have put that it was a re-release on the cover. Fully expecting an original new story from the talented Sabrina Jeffries, I was disappointed that I had read this book so long ago. But, not disappointed enough not to read THE PIRATE LORD again!
That said, if you didn't read THE PIRATE LORD in 1998, when it originally released, please don't hesitate to pick up a copy of this entertaining and often times witty historical romance. I laughed, I got a bit teary eyed, and I smiled for a book well written. Sabrina Jeffries continues to be a favorite historical romance author of mine and I am pleased to say her books never disappoint.
THE PIRATE LORD was released again by Avon in July, 2008.
***Natalie S. for Wild on Books*** |
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| "Pirates and Convicts" | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By kentish_bookworm |
| This is a reissue of a book first published in 1998 and it was a good, swashbuckling story. Miss Sara Willis is a reforming young woman who causes endless headaches for her stepbrother, the Earl of Blackmore. Her latest scheme is to travel on a convict ship full of women to make note of the conditions, give them some education and to try to ensure their safety when landing in the antipodes. She manages to persuade her stepbrother to allow her on the ship but he makes sure one of the crew is going to look after her.br /br /However no-one expects the ship to be boarded by pirates and the women to be kidnapped. Captain Gideon Horne, known as the Pirate Lord, has a hatred of the English aristocracy and has plundered many ships belonging to nobles. However he and his pirate crew want to settle down on the island paradise they have found - but not without women. When they discover the convict ship full of women it is too good an opportunity to miss!br /br /But Gideon hasn't reckoned with Sara Willis and her care for the women. Sara and Gideon are locked into a battle of wills as she tries to protect the women and he tries to encourage them to live the utopian life on his island, Atlantis. But Gideon and Sara might be getting more than they bargained for when they spend so much time together - can Gideon's distrust of the aristocracy and the wounds of childhood be overcome? Can Sara find happiness so far from her life in England?br /br /This was an enjoyable story if rather far-fetched (I can't imagine any brother would have allowed his sister to be a passenger on a convict ship, for example). The characters were interesting although many seemed rather stereotypical, but the central love story worked quite well and the verbal sparring between Sara and Gideon was well written. The revelations about Gideon's past were perhaps rather too convenient for this story but overall it was a good read and I enjoyed it.br /br /Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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