The Rogue Pirate's Bride [Mass Market Paperback]

Shana Galen (Author)

Book Description

Release date: February 7, 2012

"Galen pulls out all the stops, striking a balance between romance and adventure that will leave readers breathless and highly satisfied." —RT Book Reviews

REVENGE SHOULD BE SWEET, BUT IT MAY COST HIM EVERYTHING

Out to avenge the death of his mentor, Bastien discovers himself astonishingly out of his depth when confronted with a beautiful, daring young woman who is out for his blood...

FORGIVENESS IS UNTHINKABLE BUT IT MAY BE HER ONLY HOPE...

British Admiral's daughter Raeven Russell believes Bastien responsible for her fiancé's death. But once the fiery beauty crosses swords with Bastien, she's not so sure she really wants him to change his wicked ways...

"Don't miss this historic treat filled with swashbuckling danger, adventure, and romance." —Fresh Fiction

"Galen strikes the perfect balance between dangerous intrigue and sexy romance." —Booklist

Editorial Reviews

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"Very witty, cute and funny." - The Book Reading Gals

"Galen is a master storyteller." - Nocturne Romance Reads

"There were so many things to love about this book. The characters, the dialogue, the banter and tension between the leads." - Tyra's Book Addiction

"Galen's well-drawn characters come to life as they grow in depth and maturity in this swashbuckling romance. Her details of life at sea in the Age of Sail ring true... Readers will enjoy this rousing adventure laced with humor." - Historical Novels Review

"I laughed, I cheered, I cringed and I cried reading this book. Shana Galen delivered a kick ass, steamy tale." - Forever Book Lover

"Galen does a fantastic job of creating a historical world in vivid Technicolor and characters you come to care about." - Romancing the Book

"Pirates, high-seas adventures and rollicking romance. This one will take readers away from their troubles and give them their own adventure." - Romance Novel News

"A lot of action and everything moves at a quick pace... It was a perfect ending to the series." - The Book Girl

"Shana Galen has such a talent for bringing her characters and settings to life... The romance was hot... the adventure was riveting and this was a spectacular book" - Debbie's Book Bag

"Once I started reading this book I couldn't stop! The action was non-stop and the passion between the two was pretty hot." - Confessions of a Toxic Friend

"Be swept way by a dashing privater. Romance, pirates and a couple from two different worlds." - Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

"Shana Galen has a superb talent for crafting the perfect characters that are strong, vulnerable yet stunningly unique. This story has a splendid setting enriched with a vivid and captivating description that readers will adore." - The Romance Reviews

"A delicious high seas adventure... a humorous and passionate historical romance." - Romance Junkies

"A book set in early 1800's with high sea adventure, sword fights, reunited brothers, and a very strong female lead who can wield a sword and outsmart (or fight) many men..." - Smexy Books

"A really great pirate story... So much swashbuckling action." - In the Hammock Book Reviews

"Shana Galen certainly has a knack for turning a cliché into something fresh and lively... lovely and unexpected." - USA Today Happy Ever After

"...Perfectly written; there is humor and action. So much action, you will not be able to put this book down." - Reading Between the Wines Book Club

"I enjoyed all the physical and emotional action that made this a fast paced, up beat read." - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf

"I loved the romance and the action. The battle scenes were amazing..." - Books Like Breathing

"All the ingredients to keep you up until the wee hours of the night. The characters are scrumptiously refreshing... Shana Galen writes a fun, vivid story." - Paperback Dolls

"The story was thrilling full of sea battles, betrayals and excitement, the love story was just the perfect mix of heart-warming and sizzling..." - Ex Libris

"Action, adventure, and a sexy love story. Now I have to go back and read the previous in the series!" - NetGalley Reader Review

"Galen masters the dynamic relationship between Raeven and Sebastien. Their chemistry is off the charts..." - Fall in Love with Books

"A fast-paced action adventure romance..." - My House of Books

About the Author

Shana Galen is the author of numerous fast-paced adventurous Regency historical romances, including the Rita-nominated Blackthorne's Bride. Her books have been sold worldwide, including Japan, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the Netherlands, and have been featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday Book Clubs. A former English teacher in Houston's inner city, Shana now writes full time. She's a wife, a mother, and an expert multi-tasker. She loves to hear from readers.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402265557
• ISBN-13: 978-1402265556
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Shana Galen is the national bestselling author of numerous fast-paced, adventurous Regency historical romances, including the award-winning The making of a Gentleman. Her books are published all over the world and have been featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday Book Clubs. She taught English at the middle and high school level off and on for eleven years. Most of those years were spent working in Houston's inner city.

Now she writes full time. She's happily married to an incredibly supportive man she calls Ultimate Sportsfan, and she has a daughter who is most definitely a romance heroine in the making.

Visit her website at www.shanagalen.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars An Unbelievable Book... February 14, 2012

By J. Johnson

Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

...and not in a good way. (Spoiler alert-I will be discussing things from the book)

I constantly found myself rolling my eyes while reading this book. I should have downloaded a sample first prior to purchasing, but I have read the other two books in the series and don't remember disliking them...I don't remember really loving them either, but that's another review. From the start, the heroine, RaEven (must have the E so as not to be confused with the bird, although she was named after the bird because she has black hair), is immature and I questioned a lot of her actions. If you are afraid of blood, why are you so bloodthirsty? What end effect are you hoping to achieve when you practice swordsmanship, or throwing your dagger? There will be blood when you use those instruments on other people. If you are the daughter of an English admiral, why are you being raised on a ship? Your father really couldn't afford to keep you with a nanny or relatives? Okay, so maybe Galen wants a spunky, ballsy heroine...nope, this girl was childish and didn't make any sense. She's avenging her fiance, but is hot for her enemy. She hates the hero, but can't keep her hands off of him. She challenges him to a duel, but can't seem to kill him...As you can see, I found her very annoying and questioning her every move, which in turn made the book annoying.

The hero, Captain Cutlass, was the redeeming factor in this book. His only fault is finding RaEven attractive. Maybe he was at sea for a LOOOOONG time before he saw her...Oh, no wait, I'm sorry. He does have some faults. He is a successful pirate, yet when he is in the lurch with an enemy, he turns to...RaEven?? Because she's so bright...and constant...

I am upset because I felt I couldn't put it down. I kept reading to see if it would improve, but it didn't. Everything was predictable, everything was tied up neatly in the end. I think the end to the series, and Bastien's story could have headed in a different direction. Maybe Galen was in a rush to finish?? Maybe she ran out of plausible ideas?

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars ...you better bring your sea legs along for this adventure! February 8, 2012

By bookworm2bookworm

Format:Mass Market Paperback

FINALY! I've waited for this book it seems for EVAH! By now y'all know how much I love this author's work and as much as I was looking forward to this story, once I found out they were changing the title (I will ALWAYS refer to this novel as THE MAKING OF A ROGUE) and then the cover (which is not consistent to the series), I was getting anxiety attacks in regards to the content. See, this is what happens to someone like me who takes her ROMANCE reading to a whole new level. And for that, I give Shana Galen full credit. If she didn't write her characters so well, I doubt my feelings would be engaged at all.

Well, I should not have fretted at all, although there is one itty-bitty thing that I would have preferred, and that is the Prologue. The other two books in the series, `The Making of a Duchess' and `The Making of a Gentleman', both start with the Prologue of the faithful night as peasants break in and I hoped this one would be as well because I wanted to find out how Bastien got away. So this is one more thing that `they' changed, and changing these three things in the middle of the series (or in this case at the end of it) aggravated me to no end. However, after reading the story, I'm now past it and let me tell you my thoughts on this wonderful end to this series.

If you've never read The Sons of Revolution and this is your first book in it, S.T.O.P. Do not read it...YET. Please, please find the other two and read them in order. You will be glad you did. This third installment can stand alone, but it shouldn't. This is a series that you'll enjoy so much more once you read Julian and Armand's stories.

Sebastien Harcourt, Marquis of de Valere has survived that night, but scars he carries are not on the outside but rather buried deep inside his heart. He is certain that he's lost his whole family to the fire and to survive he needs to be far away from France and boarding a ship he heads out to sea.

Raeven Russell is an Admiral's daughter with vengeance in her heart. She aims to avenge the death of her fiancé who, it was reported, has been killed by Captain Cutlass and she is more than ready to face the bastard pirate. Nothing and no one will stand in her way when she spots him in a local tavern and challenges him to a sword fight.

Bastien, now known only as Captain Cutlass, is taken aback by a challenge of this young `man' who wants to cut him to pieces, and fighting `him' isn't what he's looking for. He has much more urgent business to attend to, like finding Jourdain, the pirate who killed the man who taught him everything he knows about ships and sailing. He's been on his trail for a while now and he knows that he won't rest until he gets his revenge.

What a shock he's in for to find out that the `boy' is no boy but a young woman! And here's where we're off on an adventure along our impetuous heroine.

This ending was bittersweet for me as I said goodbye to Harcourt's (until the next re-read only). Ms. Galen delivers high sea drama, humor and action, so well that you better bring your sea legs along for this adventure!

You'll root for these two as they pursue the enemy while facing their individual vendettas and help each other heal. Together they'll face her father, English Navy, nasty pirates, their past and the de Valere family.

This is a wonderfully entertaining, fast pacing conclusion to the Sons of the Revolution series that had me laughing out loud and shedding a tear or two. Harcourt men, Julian, Armand and Bastien stole my heart and I thank Ms. Galen for bringing them all to life! Highly recommend it; not to be missed and always to be re-read!

Melanie

* I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Fresh, Fascinating! February 9, 2012

By Joan

Format:Mass Market Paperback

The mark of a truly talented writer is not seeing their mark at all. Fantastic writing takes years of hard work and perfected skills. A fantastic writer makes it all look effortless. Shana Galen shows that kind of talent in the pages of this fabulous February release, THE ROGUE PIRATE'S BRIDE.

This is the third book in Sons of the Revolution series, but the first that I've read, so let me tell you now, you will thoroughly enjoy this book even if you have not read the first two. In fact, I venture to say you might even enjoy it more.

As a lover and eternal student of writing craft, it's rare to find a book that takes me away. Consciously or unconsciously, I look for style, technique, voice. Within a few pages, I knew Shana Galen's THE ROGUE PIRATE'S BRIDE had it all. But I quickly discovered it had one hell of a lot more, too. I read this book from the first page to the last and couldn't tell you where I stopped noticing all Shana's clever techniques, because I lost myself in Raeven and Bastien's world.

The book begins with a heroine I couldn't help but love--spunky, determined, courageous and foolish in the name of love, which I found completely endearing. Raeven believes Bastian, the hero, has killed her fiancé in a battle at sea and is determined to avenge his death. Bastian is impossibly intriguing. Dark and mysterious, dubbed a pirate, he is definitely in that yummy bad boy class. He's strong and capable, arrogant and cunning. Together the two shoot sparks across the pages.

With chemistry like that, Shana's got a hot start. But Shana amps the sexual tension when Bastien tires of Raeven's diligence and takes her as a prisoner of sorts to play cabin girl for him aboard his ship. The combination of the interplay between the characters and the situation is fabulous fun - and never a dull moment when Raeven, the clever sprite, escapes the ship.

When the two meet again, Raeven still bent on revenge and Bastien searching for the man who killed his mentor, the two collide in another burst of lusty sparks and quick wit. Adventure, snarky dialogue and hilarious situations ensue as they are chased by Bastien's enemies, and ultimately Raeven is caught up in Bastien's personal fight.

But Bastien's got another fight on his hands because not only is Raeven is a spit-fire who pushes all his buttons and challenges him in ways no other woman ever has, but she's the daughter of a British Navy Admiral who will stop at nothing to get his daughter back from this thieving pirate.

While the entire book skipped at a fantastic pace, the last third was a can't-turn-the-pages-fast-enough read. Shana writes action with skill, turns plot in unexpected and thrilling ways and designs fresh and fascinating characters.

One intriguing twist to Bastien's background - if you've read the first two books in this series, Sons of the Revolution, you already know what this is - which is developed toward the end of the book unravels into a thoroughly satisfying conclusion, providing not just a happily ever after, but a nearly fairytale ending I found extremely fulfilling.

THE ROGUE PIRATE'S BRIDE is a true romantic adventure--fun, fresh and fascinating.