I expected this to be a swashbuckling tale on the high seas with tons of action and plenty of romance. I was sorely disappointed.

While Sabrina Jeffries is known as as bestselling author, this was obviously not one of her best. I didn't like Gideon Horn's (our hero) take-over attitude nor did I care for his bitter attitude. He wasn't really a likable character. And while Sara Willis (our heroine) had a great personality--strong, independent, vulnerable--I wasn't buying into her attraction to Gideon. A reformer who falls in love with a pirate? It's a great concept, but the actual plot was a bit lacking. I think Jeffries could have written this with a little more...flair, I think, is the word I'm looking for.