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Passion's ransom
447 pages
A fiery battle of wills on the high seas where a responsible merchant and a dashing pirate collide in a storm of unexpected passion.
What it feels like
A spirited and adventurous historical romance that sweeps the reader from the bustling streets of Revolutionary Philadelphia onto the high seas. The mood is fiery and playful, driven by a classic battle of wills between a highly responsible, fiery-tempered heroine and a virile, dashing pirate captain. As the narrative unfolds, the tone balances dramatic abduction tropes with lighthearted charm, especially as the captive begins to win over her captor's crew and bewitch his senses. The prose leans into the passionate melodrama typical of classic bodice rippers, delivering swoony, high-stakes emotional clashes. It is a brisk, entertaining read perfect for fans of vintage historical romance who delight in the taming the rogue trope and explosive, opposites-attract chemistry.
- Mood
- adventurous
- swoony
- spirited
- fiery
- Tone
- passionate
- playful
- dramatic
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- opposites attract · unexpected captivity · taming the rogue · duty versus desire
- The writing
- Melodramatic and spirited, leaning into the classic tropes of historical romance with vivid, passionate descriptions.
- The arc
- Moves from overwhelmed responsibility and sudden captivity to fiery, transformative passion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, fiery historical romances who love a good pirate abduction and a battle of wills between a responsible heroine and a dashing rogue.
Content notes
- abduction/kidnapping
- bodice ripper tropes
About the book
PASSION'S RANSOM Blythe Woolrich had flaming hair and a fiery temper, but she was nothing if not responsible. Singlehandedly, she ran Woolrich Mercantile, ad watched over her eccentric father, her crotchety grandmother and her virtue in a Revolutionary Philadelphia teeming with unsavory characters. There were some days when she dreamed of escaping it all...but not as the helpless hostage of a dashing rogue!
Virile pirate captain Raider Prescott had sailed into port to sell his booty and make a killing...and didn't discover that Blythe's family couldn't pay her ransom until after he'd abducted and spirited her aboard his ship. He didn't expect her to charm his crew and bewitch his senses, either. Now she wanted to turn him into a gentleman--and he wanted to set her on fire with love!
Description from Open Library.
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