The Passion

Lady Aurora Demming is at the docks of St. Kitts checking on her passage to England when she sees a man being beaten on a ship. Strangly, this man looks similar to her dead bethrothed. She rushes to his aid at her cousin’s, Sir Percy Osborne’s, chagrin. Percy knows the man. He is Nicholas Sabine, privateer, ship owner, and hero in these parts. Aurora and Percy are told that Sabine is also the notorious Captain Saber (a pirate) and sank HMS Barton and is to be hung. Sabine explained to Percy that he commandeered a vessel for fair exhange for the loss of his own. Percy cannot save him even at Aurora’s insistant urgings. It could cost Percy his political career. Aurora threatens his captors to not beat him again, she WILL check on the man to ensure it.

Lady Aurora asks Percy to get Sabine medical aid (even though they both know he is scheduled to be be hanged). Something power is calling Aurora to Sabine. She brings him some of Percy’s clothes. Sabine wonders if she is a spy sent to question him. She tells him no one cares much for his captor, Captain Gerrod. Nicholas paces his cell, trying to think of a plan to honor his promis to his father.

Percy reports to Aurora that Nicholas is found guilty and sentenced to hang. Nicholas tells Percy of his plan. Nicholas wants to meet with Lady Aurora. Nicholas tells her a love story of his father and another women. He tells her about his ½ sister, Raven Kendrick, and his duty to care for her. Nicholas asks Aurora to marry him. A marriage of convenience, so she could legally care for Raven. He has plenty of money to set her up well. Aurora agrees to the proposal. She is taken by his honor to take care of Raven and agrees to marry him. This would also be how she could escape marrying Duke Halford as her father had arranged. Afterall, Aurora won’t be tied to Nicholas for long since he is to be hung. They must consummate the marriage because Nicholas doesn’t want any questions about her right to take care of Raven. The next day, Nicholas is hanged.

Or is he…?

This book was hot! One of those I couldn’t put down. It was full of twists and turns I didn't expect. I can’t and won’t tell you more. You need to pick it up. There are a couple of very spicy intimate scenes. Being transported to 1813 was fun, especially with such a lusty hero. Ms. Jordan makes you feel The Passion in more ways than one.

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