I adored this book! It didn't feel overly romanticized, as stories set in this time period and with this backdrop are wont to end up instead, Nathaniel and Hawk (whose real name I'm itching to add to this review because I like main characters with full names in the books I read, but I'm going to be good) have a different kind of 'courtship' that still has hints of their own brand of romance to it.

Nathaniel may have been Hawk's hostage, but once the tables have turned, the seasoned pirate may find his heart held captive by his Plum. All Hawk expects is a hefty ransom to be paid what he doesn't expect is to be beguiled by his 'Plum' prize. When the forty-one-year-old legendary Sea Hawk learns that the young man on the ship he and his men are about to plunder is the son of his sworn enemy, he kidnaps Nathaniel. Here we have eighteen-year-old Nathaniel Bainbridge, the only male heir to the very man that forced one man to switch from being a privateer to becoming a pirate. This new novel was nothing like any of my previous Andrews-penned reads ( Reading the Signs, Arctic Fire, The Next Competitor, and Road to the Sun), and that's just one of the things I love about her books. But while working my way through her previous stuff is on my mile-long to-do list, what was on my immediate one has been enthusiastically ticked off-reading Kidnapped by the Pirate, a standalone set on the high seas in the 18th century. She's easily become a go-to author for me, what with experience having clued me in on two things: that she's more than adept at creating stories worth reading and that I've missed out on any and all of her releases that I have yet to peruse. Tightly wound Nico's having trouble controlling his temper in his quest for perfection and needs a firm hand.After reading her latest standalone release, I took a few minutes to ponder what it is about Keira Andrews's writing-which I didn't discover till late last year-that I find so damn irresistible. Jake is shocked to find the gangly kid he once knew has grown into a gorgeous young man. Then he's traded to a team that wants a vet behind the plate to tame their new star pitcher. He swore he'll never risk his heart again.

His team doesn't have a prayer of making the playoffs, but who needs the stress anyway? Jake lost his passion for the game-and life-after driving away the man he loved.

Nico is desperate to live up to his Italian-American family's baseball legacy, and if he can win Rookie of the Year in the big leagues like his dad and brother did, maybe he can prove he's worthy.Īt thirty-four, veteran catcher Jake just wants to finish out his contract and retire. This hot-headed rookie needs discipline-on and off the field.Īs a teenager crushing on Jake Fitzgerald, his big brother's teammate, pitcher Nico Agresta decided he can never act on his desire for men.

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