Title: The Red Siren (Charles Towne Belles #1)
Author: MaryLu Tyndall
Pages: 321
Year: 2009
Genre: Historical Romance (early 18th century)
Publisher: Barbour Publishing (Re-released in 2015 by Ransom
Press)
Format: eBook (also available in paperback)
About the book:
Worlds collide
when a lady pirate meets a godly naval captain.
Faith Westcott
abandoned her shallow faith when a series of tragedies struck her family. To
save herself and her sisters from forced marriages, this fiery,
born-to-the-manor redhead is a lady by day and a pirate by night. How long can
she maintain this dual identity before she’s caught red-handed?
God-fearing Dajon
Waite, who scours the Carolina coast, expunging it of pirates, is a
more-than-capable captain in the British Royal Navy. But when he is asked to
take on the guardianship of Faith and her sisters, he’s headed for deep water.
Having vowed to avoid women, what will he do when he finds himself falling for
Faith?
Sir Wilhelm
Carteret has always gotten everything he desired, but Faith seems to be
unaffected by his charms. When he devises a plot to rid himself of his
competition, more than Captain Waite’s reputation is at stake as alarming
secrets are revealed.
Will Faith regain
her trust in God only to find herself headed for the gallows? Will Dajon
scuttle his good name – and neck – to save her?
My review:
This is an
incredible historical romance!
I quickly became
caught up in the story of heartaches that Faith and her sisters had been
through. I understood her desire to provide a safe place for all of them where
they would be provided for. Faith had one major shortcoming though, just like
most of us. She felt it was all up to her to take care of them. She was an
incredibly strong and resourceful woman, especially given the fact that it is
only 1718.
As the book
progresses we slowly learn about Dajon’s past and what has brought him to the
Carolina coast. He has decided that the only way to redeem a past mistake is to
be perfect at following all the rules of both God and man.
I loved both of
these characters and was captivated by their journey as they both learned about
God and His grace and forgiveness. There were wonderful twists to the story and
I wasn’t sure how things were going to work out until the very end.
I am looking
forward to reading the other books in this series. The way this book ends sets
up the second book in the series perfectly. I believe that books 1-3 should
probably be read in order because of this.
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