Pleasuring the Pirate

by Emily Bryan and Mia Marlowe

Book Overview

When a notorious pirate comes home to England to claim his inheritance, he finds a courtesan?s daughter and a group of orphans have taken over the estate?and soon capture his heart as well. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843961333
• ISBN13: 9780843961331
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Fun, quick read

I'm sure I'm not the only one who reads romances as a quick getaway from the mundane. "Pleasuring the Pirate" served that purpose admirably. I wound up reading it in an afternoon and I found myself sympathizing with the characters, laughing at the jokes and generally enjoying this book thoroughly.

Pleasuring the Pirate

Gabriel Drake has abandoned his pirating ways and headed home to Dragon Caern Castle. Along the way he is ambushed and threatened by a young man named Jack. All too soon Gabriel sees though Jack¢s ruse. When Jacquelyn Wren¢s cover is blown she is forced to tell the new Lord of Dragon Caern Castle why she waylaid him. Gabriel¢s homecoming is marred by learning of the death of his father and brother and that someone is out to get him. He is now Lord and in need of a proper wife with a large dowry. Jacquelyn is stuck with the task of teaching Gabriel etiquette so he can find a wife while Gabriel¢s orphaned nieces run him and his faithful friend Meriwether crazy. There is nothing at all proper about the lustful feelings Gabriel stirs in Jacquelyn. Gabriel is intent on taking Jacquelyn to bed even as he prepares for marriage to someone else. Neither counted on falling in love or that Gabriel¢s enemies would find him and threaten to destroy all they hold dear. Emily Bryan paints an accurate picture of an era where propriety and necessity rule over passion in Pleasuring The Pirate, while adding an extremely romantic and sensual storyline to go with it. I loved Gabriel from the moment he makes his appearance. He is witty and handsome, and all rogue. Jacquelyn is an endearing combination of sensuality, intelligence and insecurity. The children are absolutely precious and the way Gabriel interacts with them is even more so. There are many wonderful characters in Pleasuring The Pirate. It¢s a lovely story, one that every historical romance reader will love! Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

great Georgian romance

In 1720, the pirate Captain Gabriel Drake is pardoned of all his crimes, but his Letter of Marque includes the stipulation that if he comes to London, his clemency is void and without further legal due course will pay the price. At about the same time, Jacquelyn Wren tries to get far away from her mother's courtesan lifestyle by rusticating as the chatelaine running the household of notorious seafaring Lord Gabriel Drake "the Dragon". When Dragon comes home, Jacquelyn greets him by ambushing the pirate. However, Gabriel easily defeats the hooligan who attacked him and using his sword cuts open the covering of her bound breasts. Irate at his chatelaine's audacity and delighted with her boobs, Gabriel realizes he needs to keep Jacquelyn employed so that she can mentor him on joining high society and marry wealth. One kiss changes their bargain as neither expected the inferno that ignited. Fleeing for London, as she no longer can hide her desire, Gabriel risks incarceration and more to tell his chatelaine he wants to change her position to wife. However, when he is caught and jailed, Jacquelyn risks all to liberate her beloved. This great Georgian romance is filled with bawdy humor mindful of Fielding's classic Tom Jones as the banter between the pirate and the courtesan's daughter is amusing and heated. The story line is fast-paced from the moment the Dragon becomes a landlubber lord in need of loot and never slows down until the final desperate daring deed. Except for the title, Emily Bryan provides a powerful historical as the adventures of the grounded pirate and the non-courtesan chatelaine will pleasure the fans. Harriet Klausner

Just what I was hoping for

After "Distracting the Duchess", I was really looking forward to Emily Bryan's next book, and was in no way disappointed. This author has done something quite rare: she's written modern versions of the romance novels I grew up reading and loving. I don't mean to say she's rewritten the same stories or stolen characters, but she's taken the things I liked so much -- interesting characters who have depth and courage, fun stories in locales I'd love to visit, and endings I don't really want to come but which are satisfying. I'm thinking of authors like Mary Stewart and Daphne duMaurier (showing my age, aren't I?!). Some modern authors seem to miss the point of romance novels, which is the connection between the two main characters, not just physical, although that's fun too, but the connection of the spirit. Bryan's books, with her humor and sensuality, stories with twists to them, and always secondary characters that beg for their own books, are among the best of the current crop of romance writers.

Didn't want to put it down!

The only time I put the book down, was to run over to my computer and order Distracting the Duchess. I hadn't even gotten half way through Pleasuring the Pirate when I ordered the author's first book, I already knew I wanted to read more of Emily Bryan's writing.