5 out of 5 stars
All I can say is WOW!!
MaryLu has done it again!! THE
RANSOM is swashbuckling, romance and adventure personified.
Juliana Dutton’s life is becoming more complicated by the
minute. As her father’s health continues
to decline, she secretly runs the family shipping business, hopeful he will
recover and life will go back to normal.
But that is not to be. As she
struggles to continue her charade, her drunken brother is destined to gamble
away the family fortune. To keep up
appearances, Juliana puts in time at social events but has her hands full deflecting
the enamored attention of both Captain Nichols and the outlandish Lord
Munthrope. But it is her clash with the notorious
Pirate Earl that upends her world.
Grasping at straws to protect her secret, Juliana accepts a proposal
from Lord Munthrope in order to keep Captain Nichols at bay. And while she sees her betrothal as nothing
but a business proposition, she gets the feeling there is more to the foppish
Lord Munthrope than meets the eye. When
she has yet another encounter with The Pirate Earl, her senses once again
betray her. She hates herself for the
attraction she feels towards the rogue, but the protection, help, and care he
has shown her, and those she feels responsible for, makes Juliana question if
she has lost her ability to distinguish good from evil.
The Pirate Earl, may live by the sword, but his heart
belongs to the fair Juliana Dutton.
While he positions himself to see to her protection and care, Juliana sees
only that he is a Pirate. Though he
knows there is no way a lady of Juliana’s character will ever see him as
anything more than a renegade, he still does what he can to prove to her he
means her no harm and wants only the best for her.
I absolutely loved, loved, loved, THE RANSOM! The chemistry between the characters was so tension-filled
and electrifying, I could feel every tenuous moment as if I was there. The wit and sharpness The Pirate Earl had
with both tongue and sword made for a suave and captivating hero. And Juliana’s spunk and determination to save
not only her family business, but those around her, made her a true heroine.
THE RANSOM is a must read, and easily one of
my favorite books to date.
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