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From Publishers Weekly The latest from Joyce offers readers
a passionate, swashbuckling voyage in her newest addition to the De
Warenne dynasty series. This installment showcases Cliff De Warenne,
third son to the earl of Adare, gentleman, privateer, notorious lady's
man and, most recently, rescuer of damsels in distress. One such
damsel, free spirit Amanda Carre, is left alone in Jamaica to face an
angry mob after her father is hanged for piracy. The strong-willed
beauty turns to De Warenne to sail her to London for a reunion with a
mother she cannot remember and a rigid society she feels certain will
scorn her. On the course of their stormy voyage, Cliff instructs Amanda
in the art of becoming a lady, determined that she make a successful
debut and land a good husband. Along the way, Amanda recognizes that
her feelings toward her captain go beyond mere gratitude, and Cliff
wonders if his fierce loyalty to the young woman runs deeper than he
dares to acknowledge. Romance veteran Joyce brings her keen sense of
humor and storytelling prowess to bear on her witty, fully formed
characters.
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From Booklist
Joyce's Regency romance features Cliff de Warenne, a rich, virile
privateer and a gentleman. Home again in Jamaica, he can't help but
step in to save young Amanda Carre from herself. A pirate's daughter in
her late teens, Amanda is an excellent sailor and swordswoman, but has
no social graces whatsoever. Now that her father is due to be hanged,
she is willing to barter her body to save him. Cliff cannot allow that
and, instead, agrees to take Amanda to London, and her mother whom
she's never seen. Along the way, Cliff battles his urge to bed her
while she alternately shocks him with her actions and woos him with her
naivete. She is part child, part woman, and Cliff does his best to
relegate her to childhood. At first, Joyce's tale recalls the
bodice-ripper romances of 20 years ago, but further reading unveils a
more classic Pygmalion tale with an extra soupcon of eroticism.
Maria HattonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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