Jean Donet is a self made man, disowned by his father for marrying the woman he loved, Jean walked away from his aristocratic life without a second thought. To support his wife, he turned to the sea, as a privateer, spy and smuggler. When his wife dies, Jean is sure that he will never love again, he puts all his passion into his work, but a chance meeting with a smuggler and the death of his father and brother will change everything.
Lady Joanna West is the sister of the Earl of Torrington and she too has known her share of loss, when she learns the villagers on her brother’s estate are engaged in free trade, she jumps in to help. She formally meets Jean at a reception for the Prime Minister – she is attracted to him, even though he is much older than her and has a married daughter not much younger than Joanna. Jean immediately recognizes Joanna as the smuggler he met and becomes fascinated with her.
When another smuggling run brings them together and things go wrong, a revenue ship tries to capture them. And in the midst of the battle, Joanna is shot, leaving Jean no choice but to take Joanna with him. He cares for her wounds and insists on taking her to France to his surgeon. But once they arrive, he is not ready to let her go.
Together they will journey to his family estate and on to Paris trying to figure out they mystery of his father and brother’s deaths. Along the way, Jean will discover that his heart didn’t die with his beloved wife, but with war on the horizon, can love blossom between them?
I thought this was a very good story, but the first half is a bit wordy and there is a lot of information that is interesting, but really not necessary to the story, once they get to France, things pick up and don’t stop until the very end. The characters are likeable, the writing is good, the love scenes are mild and the ending is sweet. This is the second book in the Donet Series, but it can be read as a standalone with no problems.
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lesiachambliss
3 years ago
A story full of adventure, intrigue, secrets, and of course romance. If you are a fan of pirates, and strong heroines you will enjoy this book. I’m a huge fan of author Regan Walker, I hope you’ll read this book a become a fan as well. Her books are always entertaining, full of adventure, history and romance.
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jdh2690
3 years ago
Actually, this wonderful story could easily be read after To Tame the Wind in the Agents of the Crown series, because the hero, Jean Donet, is the father of the heroine, Claire, in To Tame the Wind. It is a marvelous romantic adventure with Joanna, the “spinster” daughter of an English Earl and the widower, Jean Donet, a former pirate/privateer who has inherited a great holding with vineyards in France from his deceased father and older brother. I do not want to give away here how they first met, but it was an exciting chance meeting that later became a love affair and second chance romance for the hero. A truly “swoon worthy” historical romance by a most excellent author!
By reganwalker
Jean Donet is a self made man, disowned by his father for marrying the woman he loved, Jean walked away from his aristocratic life without a second thought. To support his wife, he turned to the sea, as a privateer, spy and smuggler. When his wife dies, Jean is sure that he will never love again, he puts all his passion into his work, but a chance meeting with a smuggler and the death of his father and brother will change everything.
Lady Joanna West is the sister of the Earl of Torrington and she too has known her share of loss, when she learns the villagers on her brother’s estate are engaged in free trade, she jumps in to help. She formally meets Jean at a reception for the Prime Minister – she is attracted to him, even though he is much older than her and has a married daughter not much younger than Joanna. Jean immediately recognizes Joanna as the smuggler he met and becomes fascinated with her.
When another smuggling run brings them together and things go wrong, a revenue ship tries to capture them. And in the midst of the battle, Joanna is shot, leaving Jean no choice but to take Joanna with him. He cares for her wounds and insists on taking her to France to his surgeon. But once they arrive, he is not ready to let her go.
Together they will journey to his family estate and on to Paris trying to figure out they mystery of his father and brother’s deaths. Along the way, Jean will discover that his heart didn’t die with his beloved wife, but with war on the horizon, can love blossom between them?
I thought this was a very good story, but the first half is a bit wordy and there is a lot of information that is interesting, but really not necessary to the story, once they get to France, things pick up and don’t stop until the very end. The characters are likeable, the writing is good, the love scenes are mild and the ending is sweet. This is the second book in the Donet Series, but it can be read as a standalone with no problems.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an e-book that was provided to me.*
A story full of adventure, intrigue, secrets, and of course romance. If you are a fan of pirates, and strong heroines you will enjoy this book. I’m a huge fan of author Regan Walker, I hope you’ll read this book a become a fan as well. Her books are always entertaining, full of adventure, history and romance.
Actually, this wonderful story could easily be read after To Tame the Wind in the Agents of the Crown series, because the hero, Jean Donet, is the father of the heroine, Claire, in To Tame the Wind. It is a marvelous romantic adventure with Joanna, the “spinster” daughter of an English Earl and the widower, Jean Donet, a former pirate/privateer who has inherited a great holding with vineyards in France from his deceased father and older brother. I do not want to give away here how they first met, but it was an exciting chance meeting that later became a love affair and second chance romance for the hero. A truly “swoon worthy” historical romance by a most excellent author!