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International bestselling author Fern Michaels fashions a sparkling romance about a beautiful young woman on a quest for vengeance, and the forbidden desire she finds in the arms of a dangerous enemy...Boldly commanding a sleek Spanish ship, Sirena Córdez possesses a headstrong and impatient demeanor that inspires both shock and respect from her male crew. But when a band of marauders attacks the vessel, killing her beloved sister, Sirena vows to destroy the man she believes is responsible show more for the assault. Ruthless and impossibly handsome, Regan van der Rhys will stop at nothing to ensure his company's success in the Spice Islands. Blaming Regan for her family's tragedy, Sirena poses as his demure bride and plots revenge. Yet he stirs her blood as no man has before. Desperate to expose his treachery, the lady captain lures her husband on a fateful journey at sea, where each will fall under an enticing spell of burning passion as the truth is uncovered...
Praise for Fern Michaels and Her Novels
"Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and tender." —Booklist on Return to Sender
"A big, rich book in every way....I think Fern Michaels has struck oil with this one." —Patricia Matthews on Texas Rich
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This was the very first bodice ripper romance that I ever read. Very racy to me in the early 1980s!
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Fern Michaels is the pseudonym for Mary Ruth Kuczkir. She was born on April 9, 1933, and grew up in Hasting, Pennsylvania. Michaels is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including at least 90 bestselling books with more than 150 million copies in print. Her USA Today and New York Times bestselling books include Family Blessings, show more Pretty Woman, Crown Jewel, Take Down and About Face. She writes the Texas quartet, the Captive series, and The Sisterhood series. (Bowker Author Biography) Fern Michaels has been writing novels for twenty-five years. She has written sixty-seven books, many of which have been "New York Times" bestsellers. She lives in South Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Captive Passions
- Original publication date
- 1977
- People/Characters
- Sirena Córdez; Regan van der Rhys
- Dedication
- To my husband
- First words
- Prologue - 1623:
Tropical night breezes, fragrant with oleander and cloves, cooled by a gently ebbing sea, filtered through lacy, silk draperies into a softly lit bedroom of deep rose and pale beige.
Chapter 1:
The sleek, three-masted frigate seemed to scrape the late afternoon heavens of the South Pacific with her topsail, as she skipped and frolicked before the playful persuasion of the easterly trade winds. - Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.54
- Canonical LCC
- PS3563.I27
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- (3.43)
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 2
