The time is 1804 and the U.S. Navy is attacking and destroying pirate strongholds on North Africa's infamous Barbary Coast. Courtney Farrow, daughter of one of the most feared and successful corsairs, is captured by Lt. Adrian Ballantine, proud, handsome, and determined to tame her spirit. Constantly battling their attraction, they must become reluctant allies in order to discover who is selling secrets to the corsairs, and who has sold out the Farrow stronghold. Says Publishers Weekly: "Packed with well-drawn characters, fiery sea battles... this book is a good read."Best Swashbuckler of the Year, Romantic TimesMultiple award-winning USA Today bestselling author

    From 1692 to 1725 pirates sailed the oceans of the world, terrorizing seamen and plundering ships laden with the riches of India, Africa, South America and the Caribbean. Beneath these well known facts lies the true story of pirates. They were common men and women escaping the social and economic restrictions of 18th-century Europe. Their activities threatened the beginnings of world trade and jeopardized the economic security of several European nations even as they formed one of the first true democracies in the world.

    From Morgan Llywelyn, bestselling author of Lion of Ireland and the Irish Century novels, comes the story of a magnificent, sixteenth-century heroine whose spirit and passion are the spirit and passion of Ireland itself.Grania (Gaelic for Grace) is no ordinary female. And she lives in extraordinary times. For even as Grania rises as her clan's unofficial head and breadwinner and learns to love a man, she enters a lifelong struggle against the English forces of Queen Elizabeth -- her nemesis and alter ego.Elizabeth intends to destroy Grania's piracy and shipping empire--and so subjugate Ireland once and for all. But Grania, aided by Tigernan, her faithful (and secretly adoring) lieutenant, has no choice but to fight back. The story of her life is the story of Ireland's fight for solidarity and survival--but it's also the story of Grania's growing ability to love and be strong at the same time.Morgan Llywelyn has written a rich, historically accurate, and passionate novel of divided Ireland -- and of one brave woman who is Ireland herself.

    When she boards a pirate ship dressed as a cabin boy, Catrina believes that she's finally found safe passage to a new life; but her relief is fleeting. For when she meets Captain Brant Diamond, young Catrina knows she's lost her heart. His golden eyes seem to strip her to her soul; his charismatic smile hints at greater secrets to reveal. And when he takes her in his arms, Catrina feels her childhood fade away and her womanhood blossom...DESIRE'S SLAVEAs captain of the Sea Lady, Brant Diamond has no time in his hectic life for any woman ... At least not until Catrina steals aboard his ship and runs off with his heart. All at once his desires change, leaving him breathless with longing for the wild-haired beauty. Her emerald eyes flash innocence, but her ruby lips betray her passion. Brant vows to be the one to stroke her satiny skin, cover her in fiery kisses and heat the flames that would bring them release in love's DIAMOND FIRE.

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