Captured by Beverly Jenkins
A Review By: RS
A high-stakes historical romance from Beverly Jenkins, award-winning author of Night Song and Jewel, in which a stunning young slave and a roguish privateer share forbidden passion on the high seas.
She was the most irresistible treasure of all....
Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer ever to command the high seas, has just captured a coveted prize: a British frigate. On a dangerous mission against the Crown, Dominic should be thinking only of his ship's safety. But the rebel captain is utterly entranced by Clare Sullivan, the stunning slave on board. Consumed by desire, desperate to have her, Dominic offers Clare her freedom in exchange for a forbidden night in his bed - a night he assures her will be most pleasurable indeed.
Clare believes that Dominic is nothing more than a seductive rogue used to getting what he wants. But she too feels a tantalizing passion between them, and so she submits to just one night of bliss. She'll soon realize that Dominic has captured more than her body. He's captured her heart...and she doesn't want him to ever let go.
Review Notes:
Audio Book Publication Year: 2021
An installment in a Series? No
Narrator (s): Kim Staunton
Dominic steals Clare. Clare steals Dominic's heart.
I absolutely loved Captured. Beverly Jenkins' tale of Clare, a slave, and Dominic, a pirate, will certainly capture your heart. While Clare may be a slave, she is highly intelligent and certainly no wilting violet. It's her intelligence and beauty that captures Dominic's heart. Dominic may be a pirate, but he is an honorable one. While he sails the seas robbing the rich, he also sinks any slave ship he encounters. Dominic is truly a hero. He gives Clare a glimpse of freedom and encourages her to grasp it. While hesitant to trust Dominic, Clare steps out on faith and love and allows him to make freedom a reality.
I enjoyed the karma the villains received in this story. Just when they think they have the upper hand, karma comes in and handles them. Definitely poetic justice.
I also enjoyed that while this is a story of fiction, Ms. Jenkins always gives you historical facts about that time period. It's entertaining and enlightening.
Kim Staunton is a great narrator for historical fiction. Her tone and inflection take you to that time period. She also does a good job of giving each character, male and female, their own personality.
I enjoyed this book when I read it years ago, but listening to it made me love it even more.
Honestly I don't have anything bad to say about this book or the narration.
Reading Recommendation? Yes!
Rating: NORTH STAR RATING
Content Warnings? Human or animal loss, Physical abuse/violence
