The Captain of Pleasure

Author: Kresley Cole

ISBN: 1-4165-5455-6



4 Hearts



Description:

Raised as a free spirit aboard her sea captain father's clipper ship, Nicole Lassiter has never encountered an obstacle she couldn't overcome—until she meets Captain Derek Sutherland.



His sizzling kisses leave her longing, but after they share a night of passion, his subsequent disdain makes her blood boil. Nicole vows to take her revenge—by helping her father beat Sutherland in a high-stakes competition: the Great Circle Race from England to Australia.



Nicole's plans are thrown overboard after Sutherland inadvertently prevents her father from sailing, yet she remains undaunted—taking to the high seas with her father's ship. But after a harrowing storm, she finds herself a virtual prisoner aboard Sutherland's vessel. And while her mind tells her she should escape, her body urges her to surrender. ( )

Derek Sutherland is an Earl who wants no ties to his title. Instead he sails the seas competing in ship races and working trade routes. Nicole Lassiter is the daughter of his biggest rival, but when her father is jailed for a crime he didn't commit it becomes Nicole herself who becomes his biggest competitor.

I really enjoyed this story and the characters of Nicole and Derek. Derek was definitely a tortured hero which is always a big weakness for me :-) There were also some humorous parts, such as when Nicole paints Derek's cabin, which made the book even more enjoyable. ( )