Island Flame (Mass Market Paperback)

by Karen Robards (Author) "Lady Catherine Aldley was beautiful, and she knew it..." (more)
Key Phrases: pirate captain, sapphire eyes, Sir Thomas, Miss Cathy, Master Jon (more...)

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Product Description
Bestselling, award-winning author Karen Robards brings to life two extraordinary characters--an aristocratic beauty and a notorious pirate--in a love story that sizzles with passionate adventure and unbridled desire. . . .

Lady Catherine Aldley was en route to London when pirates attacked her ship. Just in time, Captain Jonathan Hale rescued her from his own men, sweeping her into his arms, staking his claim on the pampered daughter of England's ambassador to Portugal. All Catherine had were her wits and the will to beat her captor at his own game. His searing kisses kindled unfamiliar passions, but she vowed to make him her prisoner of desire. . . .

He was a legendary pirate, daring, triumphant, free. Jonathan Hale never took captives and always escaped--until he saw the headstrong beauty he couldn't leave behind. She was fire and ice, a lady outraged, a tigress in his arms. Cathy refused to be treated like chattel, yet yielded to his sensual invasion as she conquered his body and soul. She made loving truly dangerous, exposing his deepest fears--and his mutinous heart. . . .

From the Publisher
"Ms. Robards seems to know instinctively our most secret thoughts and then dreams up the perfect scenario to give them free rein . . . the results are pure magic!"
--Romantic Times

"Karen Robards is one of the finest, most talented writers of romantic history today."
--Affaire de Coeur

"Ms. Robards has the marvelous talent to zero in on the heart of erotic fantasy. . . No one writes with more fire."
--Romantic Times

"One of those writers I buy without needing to read a review . . . The high tension [is] sustained throughout, keeping me glued to the pages."
--Johanna Lindsey


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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Dell (September 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440221072
• ISBN-13: 978-0440221074
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #234,655 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HERO IS AN ABUSIVE JERK, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE STAR SYSTEM DOESN'T GO BELOW A 1,BECAUSE I SURE WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE IT A 1.THE HERO IS A CHILD ABUSER OF 30+ WHO RAPES AND SLAPS AROUND A CHILD OF 17.I HATED IT.THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST BOOK THAT I WILL EVER SPEND MY MONEY ON. I GOT SOOOO MAD THAT I THREW IT IN THE TRASH. IF THIS IS THE AUTHOR'S IDEA OF ROMANCE TURN ME INTO MRS. BOBBIT.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars i tried to give it zero stars but . . ., February 27, 1999

By A Customer

You've heard of readers who after reading a book from their favorite writers say, "well, it really wasn't one of her best." Well, this reader is coming right and saying it--this was the worst! The heroine is raped not once but twice. AND the guy while apologizing for the the last rape, adds that "she" made him so angry she provoked him. C'on now. No means no. The sexual violence throughout the book was so prevalent. The fact that the girl and guy (i can't even remember their names--shows you how much I cared about the characters!) end up in love is so puzzling because there is simply no chemistry between them. Furthermore, why she fell in love with the brute is beyond me. Okay I've read a few bodice ripping novels in my time and have enjoyed the fictional male he-man in many but masculinity does not mean savagery towards women. I am a fan of Karen Robards' later works and can only say she has certainly improved. Don't waste your time on this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge Karen Robards by this book, March 10, 2003

By A Customer

I am a real Karen Robards fan, and was shocked at how TERRIBLE this book was. I could not get past the numerous rapes and beatings. Even when Kathy saves Jon from hanging, his first words to her are abusive. I couldn't even figure that scene out. He kissed her goodbye, got captured, she saves him from the hangman, and he calls her a -itch! I don't even think it was because he had to marry her. He had been thinking of marrying her already. Then the final rape scene at nearly the end of the book was the worst of all. She had born him a son, and this is how he treats her? I read romance novels all the time. I'm accustomed to the brooding, anti social heroes who eventually learn to love, but the rapes and physical abuse in this book were horrible. It has nothing to do with being PC and everything to do with enjoying romance stories because the heroes are sexy and/or attractive. I wouldn't let this man near me with a 10 foot pole. Karen Robards is a GREAT author, but do NOT read this book. Get her "One Summer" if you want a great love story.