Remember those? We used to have those regularly. And all that. In honor of the 164th Annual Plunderathon (anyone else going? I’m definitely going to be there, swashing my buckle and buckling my swash), I’m going to go with a pirate themed romance.
You regulars know the score. First person to correctly guess the author, title and heroine’s name wins the booty booty, consisting of one not-at-all landlubbery and only mildly scurvy Smart Bitch Aristocratic title.
Fire-breathing reformer seeks prisoner transport ship to expose appalling conditions faced by female prisoners. Am most decidedly NOT seeking a randy pirate captain and his randy pirate crew who are seeking a shipful of women as part of some sort of hare-brained utopian scheme—no matter how becoming your eyeliner may be.
oh no. I know I’ve seen this book. I’ve read this book. ::thinking::
Ah.
The Pirate Lord, Sabrina Jeffries.
Sara Willis bumps uglies with Gideon Horn.
Drat, I was this close. lol I just found it on google. Now I kinda wanna read it…
Congrats Tania
my word is fine69. No I’m not kidding.
Thanks Holly! I could remember it was Sabrina Jeffries, the rest of it I had to go look up.
I hope you do have a fine 69, as often as you want!
*gigglesnorts at the fine69 debacle*
Am I the only one who hates it when characters have really obvious names—like Horn (hard, phallic) for a hero?
I remember thinking something like “Get-it-on Horn” when reading the book.
Yes, I am in touch with my inner 9 year-old.
WOO! Tania got it. Congratulations, Tania.
The book had an awesome freaking premise. Unfortunately, I thought the execution left something to be desired. It wasn’t even cheesy fun. Just…cheesy.
This has totally made my week. W00T!!1
::squee::
Romance hero names are always a bit obvious, aren’t they? Somebody needs to write about a hero named Eugene Shwencklemeyer, or something similar.
For what it’s worth, I’m quickly donning my costume to go to a pirate festival happening this weekend in my neck of the woods, and I loved this book.
(Can’t find any appropriate legwear. Got teh skirt, got the “big pirate shirt”, got scarves galore, but no boots, stockings, or skanky heels. Damn.)
Aw, Suisan, I’m jealous! Historically, pirates often just went barefoot. In the beginning of AWE, of course, Elizabeth just wore some plain sort of flats. It was admittedly more boring than boots, but I’m sure that the costumes did their research.
Congrats, Tania! Y’know, if people are looking for pirate romances, there are some other good books out there.
Just sayin’…[g]
Wear your new title with piratical pride!
Darlene, Duchess Twitterpants
Yeah, from the books at the top of my pile:
Cole
Dom
Clint “the Iceman”
Wolfe
Cougar
rarr!
I had no idea there WERE such things as pirate festivals. Ya’ll certainly have broadened my horizons.
Get this – verification word is art85.
Arrrr! I’ll make sure to use it on
“Talk Like a Pirate Day”. One of my dearest friends developed scurvy while on an exchange in the Russian Far East back in the early 90s (no fresh produce for 2 months). I’ll flaunt my title with pride and style.