The Siren's Song (Romancing the Pirate, #3)

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The Siren's Song (Romancing the Pirate #3)

by Jennifer Bray-Weber (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 33 ratings · 17 reviews

Gilly is fleeing from the man who murdered her lover. When her boat goes down and she's rescued by a pirate crew, she may have found herself in more trouble than she bargained for. The Captain, Thayer Drake, is fascinated by Gilly and can't help but try to protect her even though he suspects she is keeping too many secrets. When she is kidnapped and given into the custody...more

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Jun 02, 2012 cupcake rated it 3 of 5 stars

When last we left the Rissa, Blade and Marisol discovered true love together, after some furious headboard rockin' both on the ship and in a cave. Now owned by Thayer Drake, the Rissa continues to be a pirate ship of sorts, although the crew calls themselves salvagers, not scavengers.

During a dark and stormy night, Gilly McCoy clings to a broken mast on the Rowena, which has crashed aground near the Rissa. Thayer rescues her, and then, in some fashion, she rescues him. Gilly is a songstress on t...more When last we left the Rissa, Blade and Marisol discovered true love together, after some furious headboard rockin' both on the ship and in a cave. Now owned by Thayer Drake, the Rissa continues to be a pirate ship of sorts, although the crew calls themselves salvagers, not scavengers.

During a dark and stormy night, Gilly McCoy clings to a broken mast on the Rowena, which has crashed aground near the Rissa. Thayer rescues her, and then, in some fashion, she rescues him. Gilly is a songstress on the run from some thugs out to avenge some wrongdoing by her ex-fiance. Thayer protects her, against all his logic, and, of course, falls for her. Unlike Blade and Marisol in A Kiss in the Wind, however, Thayer and Gilly take a while to rock the headboard. Their romance is not as immediately sensual; Jennifer Bray-Weber gets us there much slower.

Like A Kiss in the Wind, The Siren's Song involves a tale of pirates and evil-doers. Thayer and Gilly must extricate themselves and the crew from one scrape after another. Fortunately, three memorable characters from A Kiss in the Wind show up here: Henri, the height-challenged chef, Sam, and William. As with Marisol, they develop a fondness for Gilly and encourage her romance with Thayer.

Jennifer Bray-Weber can write some sex scenes, even though there are not nearly enough of them in this book. I like that she writes from both Thayer's and Gilly's perspectives, especially when it comes to rocking the headboard.

Gilly's intoxicating scent drove him mad. He wanted her to enjoy this intimacy as much as he. He wanted her to feel how much he desired her. With her, he'd expect nothing in return. Having her this way was all he required. "You're so warm, so wet." Drake deepened his kiss, swirling his tongue across her wet folds, slow and gentle at first. But soon he suckled and lapped faster, unable to taste enough of her sweet juices.

Hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot, HOT.

Sometimes the swashbuckling gets a little bothersome, but only because you want to head back into the captain's quarters and get these two between the sheets. But it's a fun, hot read.

At the rate the Rissa is going, it is on its way to being the new Love Boat.(less)

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May 11, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

4 STARS
Gilly McCoy was broke and was stowing away on a ship that is now sinking. She bribed a sailor for passage and he locked her up in the dark. Luckly she got up to the deck before she got stuck.
Captain Thayer Drake and his men saw her and rescued her. Thayer and his pirates were mad at the Captain Mott for not helping her in one of the life boats.
Both boats crew were mad at Abel for sneaking her on the ship and leaving her locked up on sinking ship and lying to his captain. Abel got caned.
So...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Judy rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Siren's Song by Jennifer Bray-Weber
Romancing the Pirate Book 3
Welcome to adventure and romance on the high seas. Captain Thayer Drake “helps” those who have become stranded as their ships run a muck or whatever bad luck befalls them. He is kind enough to not only take them aboard but their cargo as well...after he gives them the choice of giving up the cargo or returning to the sea of course. On one such adventure they rescue all the men just to find a lone woman left out on the ship in the...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Lutawolf rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, pirates, reviewed-for-tbr, straight-romance

I liked this book and I maintain my stand that the author is every bit as good as Lynsay Sands. I loved her pirate series and I can see that being true for this series as well but the previous book was better. We still have a bunch of what I loved from the other book into this one though so it shouldn’t be counted out.

Amazing three dimensional characters who are not only charming and interesting but imperfect as well. There was more of a vulnerability to these characters than the ones prior and...more

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May 14, 2012 Paris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, netgalley, historical, romance

I am a fan of pirates, I love pirate movies, I love seeing the pirates every year for Seafair, but even though I have always liked pirates I realized when I started this book that I’ve never read a pirate book. The Siren’s Song was everything I expected a pirate book to be. Captain Thayer Drake has his issues, is tall, dark and handsome and loves his rum. His crew is perfectly piratey, gruff, but with a rarely seen tender side and I would love to learn more about Drake’s first mate Valeryn.

I hav...more

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Jul 31, 2012 The TBR Pile *Book review site* rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I liked this book. I loved her pirate series and I can see that being true for this series as well but the previous book was better. There were amazing three-dimensional characters that are not only charming and interesting but imperfect as well. There was more of a vulnerability to these characters than the ones prior and that’s difference that I really enjoyed.

Again, we have over three hundred pages! Can’t even begin to explain the joys of having somethi...more

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May 21, 2012 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Gilly is on the run from the man who murdered her lover. To get away, she hides aboard a ship. Her escape plan might have worked if the vessel hadn't crashed into a reef. Thankfully, the dashing pirate Thayer Drake saves her before she can drown.

Drake is hard man... a true pirate. He thinks nothing of grounding other ships to rob them of their cargo. He looks out for Number One and he's good at it. So when Gilly comes aboard, he tells her she must earn her keep by entertaining him. Fortunately,...more Gilly is on the run from the man who murdered her lover. To get away, she hides aboard a ship. Her escape plan might have worked if the vessel hadn't crashed into a reef. Thankfully, the dashing pirate Thayer Drake saves her before she can drown.

Drake is hard man... a true pirate. He thinks nothing of grounding other ships to rob them of their cargo. He looks out for Number One and he's good at it. So when Gilly comes aboard, he tells her she must earn her keep by entertaining him. Fortunately, she is an accomplished singer and he quickly becomes enamored of her talents.

Gilly is attracted to Drake, but she is a woman with many secrets. She lies about why she is running and who she's running from. And she tells no one of her of her serious addiction to laudanum. Gilly is still mourning the death of her lost love, so she fights her growing feelings for the sexy sea captain. It's a losing battle, though. The more time she spends in his company, the harder she falls. Likewise, he falls for her too. But for their own reasons, each pushes the other away.

Their feelings become impossible to deny once the danger really kicks in. Between the man hunting Gilly and a villain from Drake's past, their lives are in real jeopardy. It's with the action and danger in the second half that the book picks up steam. While this is definitely a romance, it's a little bit of a slow build and not very heavy in bedroom action.

The characters are interesting. I like that we've got a heroine who is not a bright and shiny virgin. She has made bad choices in her past and she still struggles with addiction. Drake has an addiction of his own, drowning himself in rum every night. The events in his past that shaped him are slowly revealed --which really helps flesh out who he is as a man and makes him much more sympathetic.

The story is the third in the Romancing the Pirate series. It has some overlapping characters, but works easily as a standalone book. I liked it well enough, but it didn't invoke any strong feelings.

Rating: C

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Apr 25, 2012 Ruth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: captain-naval-pirate, covers-that-are-gorgeous, historical-romance, net_galley, regency-victorian, series, set-in-caribbean

Ah, I'm a total sucker for these pirate romances. It's pathetic really, but I just can't seem to help myself.

This one, provided by netgalley, was a follow-on from A Kiss in the Wind, which apart from having a title which makes me giggle like a pre-pubescent boy, is a damned fine pirate tale. Interestingly, you really don't have to read the preceding book at all (there is also a first in the series, which I haven't gotten to yet called Blood and Treasure). You know, sometimes the main protagonist...more Ah, I'm a total sucker for these pirate romances. It's pathetic really, but I just can't seem to help myself.

This one, provided by netgalley, was a follow-on from A Kiss in the Wind, which apart from having a title which makes me giggle like a pre-pubescent boy, is a damned fine pirate tale. Interestingly, you really don't have to read the preceding book at all (there is also a first in the series, which I haven't gotten to yet called Blood and Treasure). You know, sometimes the main protagonists from a preceding book arrive back on the scene, usually with about 6 kids in tow and completely altered personalities. Well, that doesn't happen here. Only the secondary characters are the same, and it works very nicely.

The heroine is good. She's not a natural pirate, knows nothing of pirate-ways and is as clueless and pathetic as I would be, quite frankly, if confronted by shipwreck and a bunch of lawless pirates. She's a singer, for Christ's sake! And I think she's great. I also love that she's not frikkin' perfect, by any stretch of the imagination, in fact, she has a couple of pretty serious flaws, which made me like her even more. There was one little issue I had with her, in that towards the end she goes and does some pretty stupid things that had me questioning why I liked her at all, but I felt I could live with them.

The hero is probably one of my favorite pirates ever. I love his really sad, and very humble, backstory and how he accidentally became a pirate. I dunno, I can see that it would be like that for most pirates. After all, pirates, if caught (and they were usually caught), would have been hung, which is not a particularly pleasant, or motivating thought. Anyway, this poor blighter drinks like a fish, takes a cuppa herbal tea for his hangover the next morning, and is totally bent on revenge.

So, pure, unadulterated pirate entertainment. I hope and pray that this is one of those series that never ends (like Horatio Hornblower, but naughtier, with sexy bits).

4 stars. I really need to read the others in the series, and move over Jack Sparrow!(less)

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May 01, 2012 Farrah rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review also appears on my blog at http://thegoldenruleof666.blogspot.com

The Siren's Song is a high stakes pirate romance featuring an unlikely hero and an unconventional heroine. I loved every minute of this fast paced gem of a book.

First off, the premise is unique and fascinating. Say goodbye to high society and hello to cursing, unrefined, yet somehow lovable pirates. The combination of a woman running away from her lover's murderer and pirate rivalry provide a delightful mix of double hi...more This review also appears on my blog at http://thegoldenruleof666.blogspot.com

The Siren's Song is a high stakes pirate romance featuring an unlikely hero and an unconventional heroine. I loved every minute of this fast paced gem of a book.

First off, the premise is unique and fascinating. Say goodbye to high society and hello to cursing, unrefined, yet somehow lovable pirates. The combination of a woman running away from her lover's murderer and pirate rivalry provide a delightful mix of double high stakes. There isn't a single moment where I wasn't on the edge of my seat, rushing to find out what happened next.

The characters were all brilliant. As I said, Gilly is an unconventional lead. She used to be a singer and dancer in a bar before she went on the run, already something out of the ordinary for romance books. Add to that her cleverness and tendency to break down any obstacles through sheer will and you've got a lead that anyone would cheer for. Though her past haunts her, she doesn't let it bring her down. Even during the fight scenes, which of course are necessary for any pirate book, Gilly didn't cower in a corner. She took whatever she could find and totally took down men twice her size without breaking a sweat. She truly was a fantastic character.

Thayer Drake (loved that name) is our pirate love interest. He was a delightful combination of tough as nails pirate and sweet, caring lover. He went to great lengths to keep Gilly safe, even when they weren't exactly happy with each other. When she was in danger, he completely disregarded his own safety and invariably swooped in to safe her. I was entranced by this paradox of a man, and I couldn't have loved him more-especially after what he does at the end. Seriously, when I read the last pages of the book, I lost my heart completely to the amazing Captain Drake.

The other character, good and bad, were all fun to read about. Each and every character was intriguing in their own way, especially the crew. The crew members were hilarious and adorable in their paradoxical way. The antagonists in this book were all interesting in their own right. Even though I hated their guts, I still found them to be interesting.

The story is fast-paced, never slowing down for a second. And it wasn't predictable, to an extent. While I could guess some of the plot twist, others caught me by surprise and blew me away. The ending was magnificent and I adored it.

Definitely, without a shadow of a doubt: 5/5

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy!(less)

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Apr 28, 2012 Emmy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-for-review

The Siren’s Song is the story of Gillian “Gilly” McCoy. It all starts when she gets shipwrecked and abandoned. Enter Thayer Drake, Captain of the Rissa, who saves the men from the sinking ship Rowena during a storm. Safely back on his ship, he spots her barely hanging on the damages vessel. It becomes clear she was a stowaway when the crew of the Rowena are questioned and don’t know who she is.

Soon we find out what Gilly is running from. She has personal demons and won’t be pushed around by Capt...more

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May 09, 2012 Fiona Druce rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a very sweet book. The characters are enjoyable and the situations exciting. Perhaps the most awesome bit of the book, however, is the banter. The author has a way with dialogue! Furthermore- while I’m no expert at speaking “Pirate”- the author seems to have taken a good deal of time really working on the accuracy of her verbiage. The fight scenes were realistic, as well, which really added to the excitement.

While it’s not one of my favorites, I certainly did enjoy the book. The heroine...more

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May 12, 2012 Gaby rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: pirates, romance, 2012-release, netgalley, adult, historical, read-2012

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A few weeks ago I read A Kiss in the Wind by the same author, and really liked it. The Siren's Song is the third book from the same series, but it isn't necessary to read the other books to enjoy this one.

Gilly is running from the man who murdered her lover, and against all odds, she's saved by Captain Thayer Drake. What I liked more about her is that she isn't the perfect female protagonist, she has some serious issues and lots of secrets, and knows nothing ab...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Dalene rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, kindle, netgalley

I was able to snag this book from Netgalley shortly after finishing book two in Romancing the Pirate series. I again enjoyed this historical romance setting of pirates. This author is amazing with weaving the females into such a known male area and time period. Gilly (Gillian) was such a great character who didn’t really understand or know all the trouble she was in. She was a strong female. Thayer, the ship's captain, was also strong, who tried to be really tough with Gilly, but did find he had...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Melissa Mason rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: edelweiss-netgalley, 2012

Gillian McCoy, a tavern singer, is a woman on the run. She stows away on a ship only to find out that it is going down. Captain Thayer Drake comes to her rescue and you can see the sparks between them instantly.

Drake is the captain of the Rissa, a scavenger ship that helps relieve sinking/stranded ships of their cargo. His crew is a fierce and loyal bunch that I grew to enjoy as the book went on.

There are a few steamy scenes scattered around the book. Though not as many as one would hope. You fe...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley, received-for-review, pirates-argg, the-shelf-of-meh

I was a little disappointed in this book. I'd previously enjoyed most parts of the first book in the series, A Kiss in the Wind. It had drama, action and adventure, and a really great heroine full of grit and tenacity. I just had a teensy little issue with the male lead character being a total womaniser with a predilection for using burning hot wax in his love play....indeed.

So, I figured that was likely just a one-off occurrence, and that I'd have better luck this time. Well, there was no wax i...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Linda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Gilly is hiding from the men who murdered her love, Hyde. Now she´s stowed away on a ship bound for wreckage. Saved by a pirate, what is she to do to survive?
More pirate-fluff than romantic, *arrrr* =) Could be that i´m not used to reading "old pirate english" idk.

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Award-winning author Jennifer Bray-Weber is a proud native Texan. She is a married domestic goddess and a stay-at-home mom to two beautiful daughters. Holding two degrees, one is Music and Video Business, the other in Liberal Arts, she has been able to express her creative thinking through a multitude of experiences.

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