The Rebel Pirate

Renegades of the Revolution, Book 2

By: Donna Thorland

Narrated by: Angela Brazil

Boston Harbor, 1775. James Sparhawk, master and commander in the British Navy, knows trouble when he sees it. The ship he's boarded is carrying ammunition and gold into a country on the knife's edge of war. Sparhawk's duty is clear: Confiscate the cargo, impound the vessel, and seize the crew. But when one of the ship's boys turns out to be a lovely girl with a loaded pistol and dead-shot aim, Sparhawk finds himself held hostage aboard a Rebel privateer.

Sarah Ward never set out to break the law. Before Boston became a powder keg, she was poised to escape the stigma of being a notorious pirate's daughter by marrying Micah Wild, one of Salem's most successful merchants. Then a Patriot mob destroyed her fortune and Wild played her false by marrying her best friend and smuggling a chest of Rebel gold aboard her family's ship.

Now branded a pirate herself, Sarah will do what she must to secure her family's safety and her own future, even if that means taking part in the cat-and-mouse game unfolding in Boston Harbor - the desperate naval fight between British and Rebel forces for the matériel of war - and pitting herself against James Sparhawk, the one man she cannot resist.

©2014 Donna Thorland (P)2014 AudioGO

This is a military, commandeering Revolutionary War novel

This is a story of piracy, British naval actions and the oppressive, practices against the people of the American Colonies.

Although this novel includes some historical eve and situations, it is grossly sensual, and accentuates the baser side of humanity.

The “meat” of the story was good but sometimes repetitive. The action was steady and flowed quite well from scene to scene.

The characters were well-developed and realistic. The Title and Book image were good “fits”.

Still, the tale would more merit if narrated by someone better suited to the delivery of the book content. It felt as though part the time, she was shouting the story. The”voices” weren’t all done consistently and were grating on one’s nerves. Where men should have sounded suave and authoritative, they sounded over dramatic and annoying. She did do a good job on most of the women’s voices.

Totally worth the read/listen!

This IS technically book 2 of the series, but all the books stand out on their own. I've read book 1 and book 3, so it seemed right to check this one out as well.

The story follows Sarah Ward and James Sparhawk. James is the Master and Commander of a ship in the British Navy. He commenders a ship that is carrying ammunition and gold for the colonies that are on the verge of war. He soon finds himself held hostage aboard a Rebel pirate ship and is at the mercy of Sarah. Sarah is the daughter of a notorious pirate who turned legit. She never intended to break the law, but her former fiance smuggled Rebel gold aboard her family's ship and now she is labeled a pirate herself. She must do what she can to secure her family's safety and her own future, but can she really resist James Sparhawk?

This was a lot of fun. LOTS of layers here. I had no idea how everything was going to be okay for these two lovers especially when the war starts and things become even more complex. You know they will get their HEA...but how? Crazy, crazy stuff especially when Trent walks in.

Can I admit something....I kinda wanted her and Trent (Spell?) to get together. I KNOW I KNOW. I liked James...I did....but there is something about Trent (spell?) that edged him a little further even after the truth about his past came out.

I also love the little side romance we got to see a glimpse of. I would honestly LOVE to see more of that. It is shocking and fun. Maybe a short story??? I want to know HOW they met and become lovers.

But this was a fun read. I really enjoyed it. The insta-lust was a little meh for me...but it was needed for how fast-paced things would become. If they didn't have that lust and general fondness of each other then they would've just walked away and never had another thought about each other. SOOOOOO it worked in the long scheme of things.

The narrator was fantastic. Loved her!

Overall, totally worth the read. I liked the characters and this was addictive. I had to know how everything was going to work out. I'll give this....4 stars.

Sweet story

this is a sweet story that brings a lot of color to historical events. it's fine to imagine the intensities of drama that must have surrounded these momentous times.

drags horribly

What disappointed you about The Rebel Pirate?

The synopsis promised an exciting ready, but it is terribly boring. I listened for an hour and the entire hour was one scene, that entailed the H and h having a conversation of about 20 words. The rest was all about their thoughts. A romance novelist trying to be Joseph Conrad.

Would you ever listen to anything by Donna Thorland again?

No, she needs to not take herself so seriously. Romance novels should pop with action.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

narrator was good