The Pirate Bride
Daughters of the Mayflower - Book 2
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4.3 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Can a former privateer and a determined heiress find lost treasure in 1725?
A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees.
Pasts Collide in New Orleans when a Treasure Goes Missing
The last time New Orleans attorney Jean-Luc Valmont saw Maribel Cordoba, a Spanish nobleman’s daughter, she was an eleven-year-old orphan perched in the riggings of his privateering vessel proving herself as the best lookout on his crew. Until the day his infamy caught up with them all and innocent lives were lost. Unsure why he survived but vowing to make something of the chance he was given, Jean-Luc has buried his past life so deep that no living person will ever find it—until a very much alive and very grown up Maribel Cordoba arrives on his doorstep and threatens all he now holds dear.
Join the adventure as the Daughters of the Mayflower series continues with The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo.
More to come in the Daughters of the Mayflower series:
The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1620 Atlantic Ocean (coming February 2018)
The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1725 New Orleans (coming April 2018)
The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep – set 1760 during the French and Indian War (coming June 2018)
The Patriot Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1774 Philadelphia (coming August 2018)
The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear – set 1794 on the Wilderness Road (coming October 2018)
The Liberty Bride by MaryLu Tyndall – set 1814 Baltimore (coming December 2018)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This second installment of the Daughters of the Mayflower series from Y'Barbo (Blame it on Texas) provides an unpolished if rollicking tale of pirates, privateers, rolling seas, and intrigue. Maribel Cordoba, great-great-granddaughter of Mayflower traveler Mary Lytton, inherited her ancestor's love of adventure, which serves her well when the ship she's traveling on is commandeered by privateers and Captain Jean Beaumont. When her father is killed, Maribel is taken aboard Beaumont's ship. But when that ship, too, is attacked, she is placed in an orphanage on a small Caribbean island for her safety. Years pass with no word of Beaumont or her family, until one day a mysterious stranger arrives to take a grown-up Maribel to her mother and grandfather whom she thought were dead in New Orleans. Hidden identities, missions, and agendas complicate matters, but in the end it is Beaumont and the once-lost girl who forge a real and honest relationship after years of fighting on the high seas. Although the chronology is convoluted, transitions are often abrupt, and faith aspects are thin, adventure buffs will enjoy the unrelenting action.
Customer Reviews
This is an exciting historical romance!
I adore Maribel! She is delightful and so fun to keep up with. As a bookworm myself I immediately connected with her love of reading.
Jean-Luc seems to be hiding something from the very beginning. It was quite entertaining to follow through the story and figure out what it was and all the twists to this wonderful character.
This book is packed with a lot of action and adventure. I wasn’t at all surprised by that though given the title. Then there were a few really great surprises that caught me completely off guard. It was fun learning what the difference was between pirates and privateers.
I absolutely loved this second installment in the series. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens the next time I look in on the Lytton family descendants.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Books, through NetGalley. I have chosen to write this review to express my personal opinion.
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