Captain of My Heart
(Heroes of the Sea Book 2)
Danelle Harmon
Blurb:
He wanted no woman, except one made of sails and wood and wind ...
Handsome, wily Irish privateer Captain Brendan Jay Merrick is running from a painful past -- and fighting for a new nation's future when he arrives in the colonial town of Newburyport, Massachusetts, with plans for shipwright Ephraim Ashton to build his magnificent new schooner. Brendan's daring sea battles against His Majesty's fleet have made him a legend in his adopted country -- but one look at the dashing stranger and Ashton's daughter Mira starts making plans of her own. . . .
She wanted no man -- but him.
Brash, hot-tempered, and born at sea in a raging gale, Mira Ashton is more than most men can manage. Disguising herself as a crew member and sneaking aboard Brendan's newly-built Kestrel, she becomes the schooner's finest gunner . . . and the captain's most outrageous distraction. As desire ignites between them, Mira finds herself competing against Kestrel for Brendan's love. But when tragedy strikes, Mira must join forces with her mighty rival in a daring adventure that turns the tide of battle and brings glorious victory to the colonists, the captain . . . and the lady who has captured his heart.
Review:
This was a lovely book. The scenery is wonderfully described and while reading it I could easily picture the ships out at sea and the men in the rigging. Captain Merrick was quite a character. His confidence was endearing and I found the fact that he likes to sketch out battles between ships (during battle) quite intriguing. It took quite a bit of time for him and Mira to actually get together and sometimes that can can cause someone to lose interest because of such a long wait, but not in this book. Their relationship is quite interesting from the very beginning. Mira is as much part of the sea as Merrick is. The book itself was much longer than what I normally read, but I very much enjoyed it!
5 out of 5 stars!
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