She doesn’t just pay lip service to being a social reformer because her actions reveal someone who really cares about those less fortunate than herself and someone who is willing to take positive action to help. I like Sara because she’s intelligent, courageous and compassionate, although more than a little stubborn. However, Gideon hasn’t bargained with 'crossing cutlasses' with strong-willed Sara Willis, the women’s self-appointed spokeswoman, who thwarts him at every turn. Surely any sane woman would prefer to marry a reformed pirate rather than face a life of servitude in a penal colony. All they need now are wives! Kidnapping a ship load of convict women headed for Australia seems to present the perfect solution.

Not a bad thing because that’s one of my all-time favourite movies!Ĭaptain Gideon Horn, the notorious Pirate Lord, and his crew of not-such-cutthroat pirates, are keen to settle down to a life of domestic bliss on an island paradise. I must admit that I anticipated a swashbuckling adventure like those old Errol Flynn movies, but its storyline definitely leaned more towards Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I didn’t quite know what to expect from this book. The pirates all end up being sweethearts who decide that willing wives are what they want, and the Pirate Lord ends up championing women's rights by the time it's all over with.Įven though this was a bit too old to rock my world, it was still entertaining and made me want to seek out more stuff by Sabrina Jeffries.

Even though the whole thing starts with a bunch of female convicts (and our heroine!) getting kidnapped by pirates so that they can become wives, the story ends up being rather sweet. I'm trying not to think too hard about that last sentence because it disturbs me on many levels.Īnyway. I mean, there were a few times that by today's standards he shouldn't have kissed her, but on the whole, this wasn't as rapey as I expected. Especially considering that it's an older romance novel! I even threw in a female pirate story (aptly named Lady Pirate) for good measure, but I don't know.īut this wasn't bad. I've checked out the (generally agreed upon) top 2 Pirate Romances, this one and Gentle Rogue, and neither of them really got me excited to read about more shenanigans on the high seas.

The pirate lord by sabrina jeffries