A very satisfying read!

Sara does not quite fit in, she is neither a noble nor a commoner and she spends most of her time trying to help people. In one such effort, she joins a ship full of convict women on their way to Australia to spend their sentences, determined to see firsthand the conditions they are kept under on the journey and help them as much as she can.

Gideon is an infamous pirate who targets mostly English noblemen, but has a different target in mind when he captures the convict ship than wealth. He and his crew plan to retire and built their own little piece of paradise in a remote island. Since there cannot be a paradise with men as its only inhabitants, the men set out to find wives, only to find it harder than expected. The arrival of the convict ship at the town they're anchored seems like the perfect solution to their problem and so they "free" the women by abducting them.

Sara and Gideon are good together, unwilling to let the other walk all over them and constantly challenging one another. The attraction they feel complicates their plans and despite their struggles, they can't seem to stay away from one another. They make each other better and despite their hangups they fall in love.

There are a couple of scenes centered on secondary characters that help to give the story and the characters depth. The chain of events unfolding is realistic and if one of them hadn't happened then the story would have been entirely different and both the heroes realize that by the end of the book.

Looking forward to Jordan's story next!