Customer Reviews

A Pirate's Pleasure

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Move over Errol Flynn! This is swashbucking at its best. If you're a reader whom can feel being present during the scenes in the book, and if you enjoy sword fights, battles on the sea, then you'll enjoy 'A Pirate's Pleasure'. Although not a constant thrill, when the fights did occur, I found myself sitting on the edge of, whatever I was sitting on, turning the pages to see the outcome of the altercation. The characters were enjoyable. Once you resigned yourself to get past the wigs, powdered hair, buckled shoes (I find it hard to call a man handsome with buckled shoes and powdered wigs), you thoroughly enjoyed the characters and came to love the rogues of the novel, Lord Cameron and Captain Hawk. Skye Kinsdale Cameron was forever reaking havoc either on land and on sea and forever leading both she and her male companions on perilous life threatening edge of your seat escapades. In the words of Captain Hawk, 'she was trouble'. And their love was stronger and more tumultuous than any hurricane on the ocean, or any tornado on land. In response to the reviewer from Utah, whom suggested reading 'Pagan and Pirate', she's right, the 'Pagan and Pirate' is an outstanding novel (one of my favorites), however, I didn't compare the two. I loved both. 'A Pirate's Pleasure' was non stop swashbucking, reckless behavior, and edge of your seat escape scenes, whereas, 'Pagan and the Pirate' was sensuous and deadly intensive. I suggest you read both, and enjoy both authors and enjoy their unique styles of writing characters that we either love or hate and always remember.

This is one of my all-time favorite books! If you want to escape reality and be swept away for a little while, this is the book. Although, "Skye" can be a little "dim-witted" at times, it will get your blood moving.

One of the few romance novels that has any substance. The characters are real and the writting takes you into the world of pirates and the pleasures they desire. If you want a tame lame read keep looking, but if you want an adventure filled with lust and passion buy it now, you won't regret it!

I love pirate romance and this is one of the greatest.It is full of adventures and sensuality. I could not put it down.

I thought this book was awesome! I enjoyed the pirate theme and the battle of wills between Roc and Skye. I thought they were funny and interesting. I caught myself wishing I would be kidnapped by a pirate like Roc and fighting him tooth and nail like Skye. Great plot twist towards the end.

This was on of the best books I have ever read. The twists and turns leave you wanting to read until late in the night. If you enjoy Heather Graham's books, you will definately love this one.

All right. so maybe the pirates in this catastrophe weren't unionized, but that's the impression I got from Silver Hawk and his pirate brotherhood (updated for 2001, of course). I'm not sure this book is bad so much as it is only ridiculous. Having read Sweet Savage Eden, I was curious about its sequel, and that curiosity did not pay off for me. A Pirate's Pleasure is a pale shimmer of its predecessor, with characters and dialogue so disparate from the first that I had to wonder if indeed the same author penned both books. Any book in which the heart of a knight lies within the (perfect, of course) physique of a pirate immediately gets slated as "humor" in my mind. On the bright side, at least some of the cover art isn't your typical Barbie doll stuff--the portrait of Skye Kinsdale on the spine and the back cover looks much like Sigourney Weaver after battling the aliens. Pretend you don't see this one.

This book was so bad I threw it away. (I have never thrown a book away but I did throw this one away.) This was one of the worst books I have every read. The review on the back of this book never even mentions her husband that she didn't know she even married because her father went behind her back to force the issue. It talks about the romance with her husband's cousin and him being a pirate. Then for a woman to be bedded by two men unwilling is not romance. Then to discover your pregnant and you don't know who the father is not romance. That's terrible! Save the trees do not print any more. If I could give this book a negative I would. One star is just to high for this book. Never will I read another one of her books. Your time is more valuable then to waste it reading this book.

This was my first Heather Graham and it introduced me to a wonderful trilogy (The North American Women) that is a part of the Cameron Saga (see list below). It is the 2nd in the trilogy and I recommend reading them in order (which I have now done). This second one is set in 18th century America (Virginia) and the Caribbean, and it captivated me from page one. I never lost interest and neither will you.

It's the story of Lady Skye Kinsdale whose father has ordered her home to Virginia to marry a man he's promised her to from birth--a man she's never met. She's coming home aboard her father's ship from England where she has been at a finishing school. Before she leaves England her father has her wed by proxy to the man, Lord Roc Cameron, but she knows nothing of it. When her ship has nearly arrived, it is seized by pirate One Eyed Jack, a ruthless killer. But before he can have her, another pirate, the Silver Hawk, retakes both vessels and holds Skye captive. Skye, who was trained to use a sword by the finest swordsman in Europe, can hold her own against the pirates, and does. The Silver Hawk ("Hawk") admires her courage...and her golden haired beauty. But Hawk confuses Skye. On the one hand he is ruthless, rough and domineering and on the other he is gentle and honorable and holds her through her nightmares (she fears darkness). Unaware she's been wed to Lord Cameron, Skye finds herself attracted to "the pirate scum" (her words). And so the adventure begins...and it is a real adventure. A keeper!

The plot is intricate and has a major twist I did not see coming. I could not put it down and stayed up very late to read it. Once it was finished, I had to read it again--immediately. You won't regret buying this book. Having now read the others in the series, I can say they are equally good. Heather Graham's writing is superb. The story pulls you in and does not let you go. There are no slow spots as the action and characters become so real. The sexual tension permeates the book and is very believable.

Here's the Cameron Saga:

The North American Women trilogy: Sweet Savage Eden, A Pirate's Pleasure and Love Not a Rebel
The Camerons in the Civil War trilogy: One Wore Blue, And One Wore Gray, And One Rode West

I LOVED this series by Heather Graham overall, but I got annoyed this particular heroine. I was ready for the pirate captain dump her on some desert island to get rid of her she was so naggy and shrewish, with no particular redeeming qualities. I found their verbal sparring in the book annoying after a while, her constant unreasonable escape attempts silly (I mean, really???) You've on an island where you can see from the ship's window that its a pirate's lair with no possible means of escape other than to fall into worse hands, but you decide you're going to do it anyway - well, just because... Why? No explicable reason...) And then when the hero is playing duel roles, I found I just couldn't believe she wouldn't recognize his voice, something about his ways - even with a wig - that would give her a clue. AND - then he (spoiler) makes her think she might not be able to tell which man is the father of her child???? How cruel! That said, I LOVE this series. This book (in my opinion) is just the weak link.