VELVET CHAINS

This book had some great elements, the beautiful, intelligent, but tainted British young lady, a mysterious pirate,the young lady's father who betrothed her to an much older man, and then her cousin and a kidnapping. The thing that ruined it for me was that the heroine, Season, made love with two men, who turned out to be the same man, and she never suspected! Yes,the Raven (the pirate), wore a mask during the day and came to her at night unmasked, in the dark and also spoke in a raspy voice. But still, she wouldn't recognize his smell or his physique or the hairy chest, etc? He is also insanely jealous of himself in the story-huh? The author tries to make you think the Raven could be someone else, so he sometimes has inner dialogue show more that wouldn't make sense when he is the same person. Also, he leaves the heroine, once they have married, alone for long periods of time, usually has not told her he was even leaving, and doesn't explain where he has been, and she gets a little mad but always forgives him.If you can get past all that, you will really enjoy the story, but definitely not a keeper for me. show less

The notorious pirate, "The Raven," despised anything British--and that included ravishing Lady Season Chatsworth. The black-garbed captin had kidnapped the English beauty as ransom for an American patriot. But the longer the Redcoats stalled negotiations, the more time the Raven spent with his prisoner...and the closer he came to tumbling her to his bed! Soon all thoughts of freedom for the Colonies fled his mind and the only cause he now embraced was possessing his sumptuous captive!
LOVE'S BONDS
Emerald-eyed Season Chatsworth had defied her father's plans for her future; she certainly wasn't about to obey a stranger's commands! Escape was all the spirited young woman could think of--until she gazed into her handsome abductor's eyes and show more lost her will to resist. His searing touch and devouring kiss kept her by his side with more force than manacles of steel. Then the moment came when Season no longer rebelled against the cruel fate that linked her to the Raven; now she was forever bound to him by passion's VELVET CHAINS. show less