He yearned for escape. She offered rebellion. Their paths shouldn’t have crossed, but in surrendering to her, he found freedom and a love worth risking everything for.
Trapped in a loveless marriage, mocked by his crewmates, and rejected by Jamaica’s high society, Royal Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Harrington longs for escape. When the notorious Pirate Queen known as the Black Rose captures his ship, he expects disgrace or death. Instead, he is drawn into a passionate encounter that changes his life forever.
Now Ben must prove himself as he joins the Black Rose’s motley crew, navigating a world of thrilling adventure and dangerous desire. Can bookish “Baffling” Benjamin become the lover and leader the Black Rose needs? Will their passionate alliance survive the treacherous seas? Or will his past drag him down to Davy Jones’ locker?
A fast, adventurous, spicy romance for fans of Victoria Janssen’s The Duke and the Pirate Queen and Danelle Harmon’s Captain of My Heart, best described as Bridgerton meets One Piece and Our Flag Means Death.
Content Warnings:
This book contains: strong language; graphically described consensual sex; historical depictions of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia; piracy-related violence including gunplay, explosions, sword fights; discussions of colonialism, slavery, and genocide; hazing of a new crew member; discussion of past drug addiction; PSTD, anxiety attacks, nightmares, scarring, and grief; descriptions of past cannibalism; discussions of domestic abuse, emotional abuse, and infidelity; mentions of stillbirth.
