Book 1Rowen the Restless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III. At birth, the king ordered them killed, fearing the superstitions of triplets being evil spawns of the devil who would only bring him bad luck. However, someone didn’t want the babies to die, and the boys’ lives were saved in secret.Now, over two decades later, Rowen and his brothers, Rook and Reed, are out for vengeance … out for vengeance on the man who sired them and wanted them dead. Finally finding out the truth of being the English king’s bastards on the night of Burnt Candlemas ten years earlier, the young boys’ lives changed drastically as they were split apart in the turmoil that devastated their homeland of Scotland. Being stolen and raised by pirates, Rowen now commands a ship and works with his brothers who live in the crypts and the hills, to steal from the king and bring the riches to the Scots instead. No one knows that the legendary Demon Thief who manages to always disappear before he is caught, and who can even change his hair color from blond to red to black, is not one man, but three brothers, each with a small army of their own.
Lady Cordelia of Whitehaven is a young widow who wants nothing more than to have children. She happens to end up in the wrong place at the wrong time and before she knows it, she’s been taken captive by a pirate who has stolen her dowry that she plans on using to convince the king to let her marry a new husband of her own choosing. The sea captain is handsome and exciting, and protects her from being ravaged by his crew. While he’s mysterious, Cordelia realizes he is very restless and has deep, dark secrets that disturb him. She hopes to uncover the secrets of the restless sea lord because she sees a noble man trapped inside, making him more of a prisoner than her.
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Triplets, Rowen, Rook and Reed, are the 3 Illegitimate children of King Edward.
They get separated as they try to run from the English.
Rowan gets kidnapped by pirates and grows up aboard a pirate ship.
Years later, Rowen becomes the Captain and renunites with his brothers and start raiding and stealing from the King.
Lady Cordelia, A young window, sees Rowen at a pub and discovers that he is the well known Demon Thief.
She is abducted by Rowen and taken to his ship.
Will Rowen change his thieving ways for the love a good lady?
Rowen the Restless bastard triplets of King Edward III and thinking that triplets are a curse was there was an order by the king for all 3 to be killed. stolen and raised by pirates, his life is as a captain and he spends his time stealing the king, When Lady Cordelia is taken he saves her and the adventure begins. will being a part of the Demon Thief stand in the way of love or will Rowen be able to leave the past in the past. What will happen to this couple that is put together and find love. Will Cordelia be able to help him change for love. I love this series and have the whole set at home. I would say that if you like bad men, strong women, adventure and love you will love this read
Imagine being a triplet and finding out at 12 that you were the bastard son’s of the king. Three brothers now grown up only seek revenge against their Sire. But as this pirate tale goes, Rowan and his brothers, Rook and Reed, were split up by forces prevailing in their homeland of Scotland. Rowan our hero, is now commanding his own ship and working with his brothers who he found. Stealing from the king and bringing the riches back to Scotland, they are termed the Demon Thief.. Nobody knows that it is actually 3 different lads! Bring Lady Cordelia of Whitehaven in to the picture when she is taken captive by Rowen. This story is full of adventure, intrigue, pirates. strong characters and romance that develops as Rowen and Cordelia are thrown together. Elizabeth Rose is a master at drawing in the reader to a story and not letting go. Looking forward to the stories of Rook and Reed to see what adventures they get into!!
Restless Sea Lord is an exciting first book in the series Legendary Bastards of the Crown by Elizabeth Rose. Before I read this book I reread again Destiny’s Kiss, which is a prequel novella to this series. While it is not necessary to read it before Restless Sea Lord, it does help lay the groundwork for the series.
In the prologue for Restless Sea Lord, 12-year old triplets, Rowen, Rook, and Reed, survive a bloodthirsty attack on Scotland by King Edward of England. That is the night the boys discover they are bastard sons of the King. Though they end up separated after a secondary attack, they are all determined to find ways to get revenge on King Edward.
Over the years, Rowen the Restless takes his revenge on the king by captaining the fastest and most elusive pirate ship on the seas and making raids on the king’s properties and capturing bounties. During one of the raids planned by him and his brothers, Rowen meets the widowed Lady Cordelia of Whitehaven. She happens to overhear too much of the plans of Rowen and his brothers, so he has no option but to capture her.
The story continues with swashbuckling adventure, salty characters, introduction to three different birds belonging to each brother, several twists, and turns, and a growing romance between Rowen and “Cordy.” The author has a way of drawing a reader into the story and not letting go until the final chapter. Well Done Ms. Rose. Looking forward to the next in series.
You will not be able to just read this book. You would feel compelled to read the series, which are three fantastic reading. I loved all three books.
Enjoyed this book but wish the heroine’s character had been built up a little more, I felt like I didn’t care about her as much as the male lead and would have liked to see more of who she was. But it was a good read and a great story, I really cared about what and who the brothers in this family are.
I enjoyed reading “Restless Sea Lord”. I didn’t think the characters would be where they found themselves at the end. I liked how it moved along at a pretty good pace. I don’t want to say too much and give the ending away ; however, I wish I knew what happened to the two brothers? I may have to get their stories and find out.
I really loved Cordelia and Rowen’s story. I felt that the king was doing the triplets a very big disservice by not legitimizing them. I also believe that Rook and Reed shouldn’t have Bland Rowen for accepting an alliance with the King, particularly since he really didn’t have a choice. He should never have been put in a position where he had to choose between his family and the woman he loved. This is part of a boxed set that’s called legendary Bastards of the crown. I still have to read the other three stories but if this one is anything to go by, the other three story should be very good.
sappy romance which is what I sometimes look for in a book… love the historical romance books
On the night of a violent attack on Scotland by the army of King Edward of England, twelve-year-old triplets Rowan, Reed and Rook discover they are Edward’s bastard sons. Years later the triplets are determined to get revenge on their father, Edward, not by killing him, but by stealing treasure from him at every opportunity, and making him miserable. In short the “evil” he thought he spawned (superstition that multiples were evil) would give dear old dad Hell. In the first story of the Legendary Bastards of the Crown, Restless Sea Lord, Rowen is captain of the Pirate ship and is known as Rowen the Restless. He leads most of the raids on the kings property. One of their raids is interrupted by Lady Cordelia of Whitehaven. When she overhears too much of the brothers’ plans, she is captured by Rowen to protect the raid and his men and brothers. From here we are taken on an exciting adventure. Rowen and Cordelia are in love, but can they possibly have a future together? The king is determined to put a stop to the brothers’ activities. Can Rowen come to terms with king; can his brothers?
Elizabeth Rose gives us a well-written story with strong complex characters and a plot that is full of twists and turns, challenges, and romance. The ending may surprise you. I look forward to reading about Reed and Rook
Another great start to another great series. Restless Sea Lord is the first in the series of Legendary Bastards of the Crown. This books gets you interested from page1. It starts when the 3 boys are 12yrs old and find out who they really are.
Even though they have all had very different lives, they find each other and work together to do right even though everyone thinks they are no good.
As usual I love the way Ms Rose has written this book, with adventure, suspense and romance. One that will keep you turning the page. I also enjoy they way most of her books are entwined with each other, where you meet new people who will have their own book eventually. This is not a new release so it is a good place to start if you are new to her writing.