Review by Wency

TITLE: On a Lee Shore

AUTHOR: Elin Gregory

PUBLISHER: Etopia Press

LENGTH: 289 Pages

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“Give me a reason to let you live…”

Beached after losing his ship and crew, and with England finally at peace, Lt Christopher Penrose will take whatever work he can get. A valet? Why not? Escorting an elderly diplomat to the Leeward Islands seems like an easy job, but when their ship is boarded by pirates, Kit’s world is turned upside down. Forced aboard the pirate ship, Kit finds himself juggling his honor with his desire to stay alive among the crew, not to mention the alarming—yet enticing—captain, known as La Griffe.

Kit has always obeyed the rules, but as the pirates plunder their way across the Caribbean, he finds much to admire in their freedom. He deplores their lawlessness but is drawn to their way of life, and begins to think he might just have found a purpose. Dare he dream of finding love too? Or would loving a pirate take him too far down the road to ruin?

REVIEW:

Ha! My first MM book about pirates and I wasn’t disappointed! I’m grinning from ear to ear right now while writing this review. That is how much I enjoyed this book. I still feel like I had a vacation on the tortoise sea of the Caribbean made so much fun and more exciting by characters of this book. Anyways back to my review!

Lt Christopher Penrose or “Kit” is a British naval offer. Home after what happened to this last ship he is eager to be onboard again. So when he was presented a job as valet, he took it just to be home at sea. Then the ship he was in got mugged by pirates and he was forced to be their sailing master. What he wasn’t prepared for was to feel at ease on board the pirate ship. To make the matter worst, he might be looking at captain far too much and the captain notices it.

This is just so good. I actually got a note from the author saying that though this book is marketed as a romance book, this is more like an adventure of the main character. So I don’t really know what to expect when I started reading this. But! That’s a big but, it turned out I really love it.

For me the adventure and the romance in this book is just the right mix. It’s not just about the attraction between the two main characters but their feelings at the same playing cat and mouse with other ships on the Caribbean. The tension between the two main characters is there. So thick sometimes. Though the romance building is a bit slow but that did bother me for it was sweetest when it finally came! Ha!

The chemistry between Kit and the captain is just for too much for me to handle without grinning. All those sweet kisses and gentle caress are treasured! You’ll anticipate when they will be alone and for it to be that “scene.”

The writing was really good. For me one factor that will make you enjoy the book is how it was written, and the author really did a great job at that in this book. I feel like I’ve been transported back in time and cruising the Caribbean just with the narration and description of the author. And this is action packed too!

Loved the Pirates of the Caribbean? This book is highly recommended! I just loved every minute reading this! So if you have this on your library read it! And if you haven’t yet, what are you waiting for? The ship is leaving, come on!

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