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The Red King

by Rosemary O'Malley (Goodreads Author)

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 · rating details · 88 ratings · 35 reviews

A man abused and discarded is left to rebuild himself with naught but vengeance in his heart. A youth cruelly torn from all he knew and loved is cast adrift with no hope for the future. What will happen when Fate thrusts them together?

He is known as Ruaidhri and his extraordinary strengths and stamina are said to be born of the Devil. His ferocity is matched solely by his...more

Kindle Edition, 326 pages

Published August 15th 2012

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Nov 09, 2012 Urbanista rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindlendables, decent-or-better-covers, i-won-these

Hard to believe this is a first novel. Full of vivid descriptions, lively action, and arrgh-- clever pirates, The Red King is a rollicking romantic nautical adventure. One pirate, bent on revenge, finds redemption in an innocent young man bound for slavery. Although full of humor and action, this novel takes a very dark turn at some points. I am impressed with the author's willingness to explore the depths of human evil, greed, and madness--even in the main characters. Both MCs are very appealin...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Don Bradshaw rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bdsm, damaged-individuad, friends-to-lovers, gay-romance, coming-out, historical-fiction, murder, sub-dom

Reviewed on Hearts On Fire... http://heartsonfirereviews.com/

I received this book from the author to read and review and have to say that the 723 pages was a little off putting. Turns out that this is Ms O'Malley's first novel and it was great. Ruaidhri is a pirate captain called the Red King because of his long, flowing red hair. He and his men work the north African coast taking contracts and swashbuckling their way all over. Ruaidhi has his mind and heart bent on only one thing though and...more Reviewed on Hearts On Fire... http://heartsonfirereviews.com/

I received this book from the author to read and review and have to say that the 723 pages was a little off putting. Turns out that this is Ms O'Malley's first novel and it was great. Ruaidhri is a pirate captain called the Red King because of his long, flowing red hair. He and his men work the north African coast taking contracts and swashbuckling their way all over. Ruaidhi has his mind and heart bent on only one thing though and that is vengeance. He wants Maarten Van de Wort dead and will use anything and anyone to get it done. Through a series of flashbacks we learn that a 10 year old Rory, Ruaidhri, was stolen by Maarten and raped, tortured and made to do some heart scarring things. Now a grown man, Ruaidhri lives to kill Maarten. Andrew is a Scottish orphan who had been raised in a monastery. Eighteen years old, innocent and beautiful he is rescued from a burning ship where he was being held captive. Malik, one of Ruaidhri's men makes a mad dash below the burning decks and saves young Andrew from certain death. Once aboard the pirate ship, Andrew heals and insists on helping with the work. He becomes the favorite of the crew and butts heads with Ruaidhri more than once on moral and personal issues. The sheer innocence and beauty that is Andrew makes him a pawn in the revenge plan being hatched by Ruaidhri. As time passes though a great attraction forms between the Red King and Andrew that may just kill everyone. This was a wonderfully written story of lust, passion and a love that passes every barrier a man can put up. It takes place somewhere during the Spanish Inquisition though the date is really not important. What makes this story outstanding is the absolutely wonderful characters and the wealth of strong emotions that Ms O'Malley has created. Every man on the pirate ship is damaged in some way yet their unwavering devotion and love of Ruaidhri binds them together into a cohesive unit. Truly they are a band of misfits each with his own story. The dichotomy between Andrew and Rory and their eventual coming together was masterfully written and definitely does not read like a first novel. I found the way that the rough edges that both Andrew and Rory had were used perfectly to smooth down and bring out the best in each man. This story was driven by the love that the that I developed toward each character and the strong disgust and hatred that is fostered toward Maarten. There is a good deal of violent rape and torture in this book which is necessary to the story so if the subjects are offensive to you or you can't read it, this book may not be for you. Maarten was a man that found pleasure only in the pain he could inflict on others and was a merciless and depraved being. Don't be put off by the length of this story because you will devour each page and want more. The eventual HEA is well worth the emotions that were wrung from me. I cannot recommend this exceptional love story strongly enough. It is not your typical sweet, sappy love story. You need to read this book. My thanks for the memorable ride Ms O'Malley.
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Oct 13, 2012 Edina Rose rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, angst, age-gap

Moving tale of a happy child who was made an orphan then used as a sex and pain slave. Many years later he escaped and he swore the demise of his captor, a sadistic man who sexually abuses and feasts upon the misery of young boys.

When he was close to strike that mortal blow to the old bastard, he fell in love with his own secret weapon, a young and innocent man raised by priests.

The story of their love is epic and beautiful. The age difference is irrelevant as both men bring the best out of ea...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Gaylistbookreviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Overall, an entertaining, engaging read, but there wasn’t as much swashbuckling as I would have liked, darlings. I pictured dashing men prancing about in pirate togs, brandishing cutlasses, and while swords are brandished, there is precious little prancing. Still, the story is solid, the main characters compelling,

Andrew’s capitulation seemed to happen rather too quickly, considering the circumstances under which he finds himself on Rory’s ship, but it is a romance and that was easily overlooked...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Barb ~rede-2-read~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: free, dark, favorites, hawt, q2-gang-bang, read-2013

This book was phenomenal! Using my thesaurus, I will also add: extraordinary, impressive, outstanding, incredible and exceptional.

In very simple terms, it's the story of Rory, the Red King, a man utterly set on revenge to Maarten, a greedy, self-serving, sadistic, evil man who captured Rory when he was only 10 years old and kept him as a sexual slave for 13 years. The only reason Rory didn't die is that Maarten sent him away, starved, beaten and chained in the hold of a slave ship from which Ro...more

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Sep 07, 2012 TJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars and some minor spoilers.

You know when you finish a book for the first time and you are so impressed by it that you immediately want to turn around and buy everything the author's written, only to find out that this is her first novel?

Yeah. I fucking hate that.

The Red King has an awesome sense of place, is adventurous, violent and sexy. The research gone into the the life of the pirates is well done and I couldn't pick out any inaccuracies (because apparently I'm like an expert on pira...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Plainbrownwrapper rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-again-maybe, mm

Oh DAYUM, this is a terrific book. I'm tempted to go with the 5 stars....and I may do that eventually. This is a solid 4.5 without any doubt, but I may have to raise it to 5. Over all the 415 romance books I've rated so far, I've only handed out 5-star ratings to 7 books...and boy, I'm tempted to add this one to the list. I'll have to think about it awhile, and I'll have to reread this too. I'm looking forward to the reread. :-)

The Red King really wasn't what I expected it to be. And that's a go...more Oh DAYUM, this is a terrific book. I'm tempted to go with the 5 stars....and I may do that eventually. This is a solid 4.5 without any doubt, but I may have to raise it to 5. Over all the 415 romance books I've rated so far, I've only handed out 5-star ratings to 7 books...and boy, I'm tempted to add this one to the list. I'll have to think about it awhile, and I'll have to reread this too. I'm looking forward to the reread. :-)

The Red King really wasn't what I expected it to be. And that's a good thing. Please, for heaven's sake don't pay too much attention to the book blurb -- you could easily be led astray in your expectations, as I was. I don't want to reveal too much about the book, 'cause not knowing what's coming up next is half the fun, but I will say that this is a wild ride in the best traditions of Captain Blood or The Sea-Hawk -- if those had been written in times when authors could be more candid about subjects like homosexual relationships, and if Sabatini cared as much about people in love as Ms. O'Malley obviously does.

Yes, I do have some minor quibbles about the book -- but, really, the overall reading experience overrides any quibbling I might want to do. My enthusiasm for this book built gradually over about the first third of the story, and by about the half way mark I was cheering it on full steam ahead. The book repeatedly surprised me, again and again -- first in NOT being the "fainting virgin mastered by the domineering pirate" tale that I expected it to be, second in giving so much strength to both main characters, third in doing such a good job of presenting meaningful emotion in all the characters (both primary and secondary) without lapsing into "let's all stand around and talk about our emotions" territory, fourth with the unexpectedly high quality of the writing (nothing personal, Rosemary, but I don't know ya and I didn't expect you to be such a darned good writer!), fifth with the exciting ups and downs of the plot, and....well...I'm sure there's lots more I could gush about, but I'm probably boring you by now.

One caveat: if you are sensitive to rape scenes, stay away. This book does not pull its punches while a MC is being mistreated. But if you want excitement, love, suffering, and Good Triumphing Over Evil, read this book!

disclaimer: ~~I received a free copy of this text from the author, but I was under no obligation to review it.~~ I have now purchased this book for myself, because an author this good deserves to be supported! Vote with your wallet!(less)

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Sep 19, 2012 Brainorgan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: age-of-sail, antihero, h-c, m-m

Could not put it down, finished it in a day. This is bad, because I would like to still be reading it. It was a faithful representative of the "Captain Blood" genre and others of that ilk, all of which she mentions in her blurb. Even Kathleen Woodiwiss, for goodness sake! Rory and Andrew really get put through the wringer, everything happens to them individually and together, I'm amazed they can be happy! But just forget all that and enjoy it for what it is, a wonderful adventure-romance. The en...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Day-thief rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: want-my-money-back

Lame story, lame characters, lame historical setting, lame sex. Did I mention how lame I thought this was?

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Sep 13, 2012 Erin marked it as to-read

Shelves: favorites

Reading this in public is fine and dandy...to a point. When you get towards the end, and you come upon a nearly blank page that just says "Rory" finish it at home where no one (except maybe family, who will make fun of your lack of ability to talk and explain why you're sobbing uncontrollably) can see you, well...sob uncontrollably. Reading the end of this book was like seeing The Notebook for the first time (so glad I wasn't in a theater for that little break down).

It is brilliant and beautiful...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Emma rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-loan, pirates, first-time

I made a big mistake going in to this book: I had it in my head it was a darker book than it is. I was looking forward to non-con and dub-con galore. However, this is not that kind of book. It's instead an incredibly sweet and tender story about true love reclaiming a wounded heart. Therefore in itself it's probably a fabulous book for most readers: it just wasn't what I wanted (or was expecting) to read, and I didn't find the writing good enough to pull me in despite my false preconceptions.

I g...more I made a big mistake going in to this book: I had it in my head it was a darker book than it is. I was looking forward to non-con and dub-con galore. However, this is not that kind of book. It's instead an incredibly sweet and tender story about true love reclaiming a wounded heart. Therefore in itself it's probably a fabulous book for most readers: it just wasn't what I wanted (or was expecting) to read, and I didn't find the writing good enough to pull me in despite my false preconceptions.

I got bored from 30%, and I skimmed through 36% to 65%. It was fine, it just didn't grab me. Intent to ravish, falling in love against will, dark past, only you can touch the real me, yadda yadda yadda.

At 65% the dark bit started and the dark bit was so good!! Swoony good. I wanted more and more and more. (view spoiler)I enjoyed Maarten enormously: a really good bad guy always makes for a good story. However this section is so teensy! 580 locations out of 5424, so just a smidgeon over 10% of the book.

After the dark bit there's endless hurt-comfort tropey stuff: Oh how will I come to terms with the horrors I have committed, argh I suck, power of love will redeem me, yadda yadda. I did read all this, but it was almost against my will and I did not enjoy it. The final ending was right out of a Disney film.

So sadly I did not love the book. The dark bit I give four stars. The end I give one star. On the whole I'd actually average it out to a 2: I found this book OK. I wouldn't recommend it, but it wasn't a bad book, and I didn't actively dislike it.

I am the only person not to love it, so it's almost certainly me, not the book.
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Sep 29, 2012 Kaje Harper rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, intense, m-m

4.5 stars. This book is very intense and very dark in places. There is torture and rape, slavery, and sadism. The relationship between the MC's is loving and intense, and yet even they at times exorcise their demons with sex that is rough to the point of pain. The book is well written and the setting feels very authentic. Events of the real world are only a minimal part of the book however. The setting is one of sailing ships and swords, focused down to the actions of a few individuals, so that...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Jayhjay rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review was originally published on my blog Joyfully Jay

As The Red King opens, we meet young Andrew, captured by pirates and praying for his life. The monks he was traveling with, the only family he has ever known, have all been killed and Andrew assumes he is next. Little does he know he faces a worse fate. The pirates intend to take him as a gift to Maarten Jan de Worrt, a man who is both powerful and sadistic. Maarten’s fondness for young, beautiful men is well known, and as a sheltered,...more This review was originally published on my blog Joyfully Jay

As The Red King opens, we meet young Andrew, captured by pirates and praying for his life. The monks he was traveling with, the only family he has ever known, have all been killed and Andrew assumes he is next. Little does he know he faces a worse fate. The pirates intend to take him as a gift to Maarten Jan de Worrt, a man who is both powerful and sadistic. Maarten’s fondness for young, beautiful men is well known, and as a sheltered, 19-year-old virgin, Andrew is exactly the kind of play thing Marteen would love.

Fortunately, Andrew finds himself rescued by another group of pirates led by Ruaidhri (Rory), the Red King. Rory’s tale of fighting his way to freedom, slaughtering all his captors, and taking over as ship captain is legendary. He and his sailors protect the coast, stopping slavers and fighting to keep the waters safe from Maarten and his men. And Rory has his own history with Maarten and that personal experience makes it clear exactly what Andrew would face at his hands. But Rory has spent years seeking revenge against Maarten is also determined to stop him once and for all. He decides that the price of Andrew’s freedom will be to help him destroy Maarten.

But Andrew is not ready for that challenge yet. He needs to learn to fight and defend himself and prepare for the task. What neither Rory or Andrew expects, however, is that during their time together they would fall for one another. Andrew is so sweet, so innocent and good. He draws Rory in with his open and loving nature. Yet he is also incredible strong, determined, and fierce when he needs to be. The combination of innocence and strength totally wins not only Rory’s heart, but the respect and admiration of the crew. And Rory is powerful, a natural leader with a wild mane of red hair and a strong body. Yet he is loyal and fiercely protective of his crew and those people he cares about. Despite his lack of life or sexual experience, Andrew finds he can’t resist Rory either. Rory has lived his whole life seeking revenge against Maarten. But now that he has fallen in love with Andrew, he can’t imagine sending him to risk his life with the dangerous man. Yet Maarten is still out there and the list of the victims of his violence and treachery continues to grow. The men must figure out if they can stop him without destroying their own lives and chance at happiness.

The Red King was such a wonderful, sweepingly epic story and I was captivated from the very start. The book takes us on a journey where the quest for revenge twists and turns into a tale of two unlikely men who find love with each other and courage to face their own fears. O’Malley creates such a fascinating world of pirates who rule the seas. We meet pure innocent souls and men with evil in their hearts. And every time I thought I knew how the story would unfold, it took another turn that kept me eagerly reading to see where the journey would go.

O’Malley has created two such wonderful characters in Rory and Andrew. When we meet Rory he is a man living for one thing only – revenge against the man who ruined his life and who continues to harm so many others. Rory managed to survive under circumstances that would have destroyed lesser men, and he commands the respect and admiration of both his crew and the people he protects. He is willing to use Andrew because he needs him. Andrew is just the prize that a man like Maarten would love. And at first Rory can’t let himself care about Andrew’s safety. Yet as he gets to know the man, Rory finds himself falling for him. After closing himself off for so long to anything but the pursuit of his goals, Rory finds himself in love with Andrew and suddenly must rethink everything about his life. I loved watching Rory grow and change here as he learns to open his heart to someone. He struggles, especially early, with letting go of that captain role and allowing Andrew to make decisions for himself. Rory’s instinct is to control and care for him but Andrew is stronger than he seems and becomes a true partner for the bold Rory.

But for me this is really Andrew’s story and his journey from a terrified, innocent man to someone with incredible internal strength and fortitude is amazing to watch over the course of the story. The pirates call him Coinin, or little wolf, for the fierceness inside of him. Andrew refuses to be cowed and pushed aside. He is witty and clever and strong willed and despite his small size he will not be pushed around by anyone. Andrew faces enormous pain, suffering, and heartache during the book, but his strength is incredible. And most amazing is that he retains that goodness, that caring and patience he learned at the hands of the monks that continues to guide him.

The two men together are such an interesting partnership. So different but at the same time working together so well. You guys probably know by now I love a good virgin hero story and O’Malley captures Andrew’s innocence and Rory’s experience so well as the two come together. The sexual tension between them is great and once they get together they are super hot.

I truly enjoyed the epic feel of this story and how it really takes us on a journey. However, my main issue with the book is the length. At 300+ pages I just felt like things really could have been tightened up. The story never bored me and I was eager to see how things would develop. But I think there are times when the energy flags a little. Frequently the book builds to a key moment and then there is a delay as we get just a few more scenes, or another twist that postpones a big event. By the time the book ended I just felt that so much had happened I had a bit of trouble getting my head around it all. Again, I never found the story slow or dull, I just think tightening things up would have helped with the energy. My only other issue is that Maarten is just so evil as to be perhaps over the top. He is cruel, sadistic, and horrifying in every way. I get that he needs to be truly awful so that we can understand Rory’s quest for revenge, but maybe just a tiny bit too far here.

While I am on the subject, I will mention that this story has some pretty intense scenes, both that happen in real time and in memories. There is rape, abuse, and torture that are at times graphically depicted. For me everything worked for this story and nothing felt overdone, but I mention it because I know there are people who are sensitive to this type of content.

Overall this book was such a delightful surprise for me. I felt myself caught up from the very beginning and I loved the journey. Rory and Andrew were such wonderful characters and their love was so strong and beautifully depicted. The side characters are well developed and interesting and the descriptions of life aboard the ship was very well done. This was a lovely sweeping story that has an incredibly sweet and romantic center. I really enjoyed it and would definitely highly recommend The Red King.
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Sep 08, 2012 Pjm12 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: angsty, ebook, history, hot, lgbt, romantic, sad, sexy, swoony, twisty

Full on, intense pirate-y goodness. Read it almost in one day.

Great main characters with lots to love about both of them, in very different ways. We just need to see how these boys react with the people they come in contact with, to know these boys care about others.

Their relationship develops quickly, but because Rory has an agenda and Andrew is alone & unhappy, it doesn't seem unexpected or unreal. There was humour as well, which I really appreciate. But there was also angst and drama, so...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Beth Wirth rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was so highly rated I was a bit wary getting into it. I've been burned before by books that everyone else loved, and burned badly. I was pleasantly surprised in The Red King. I found both of the main characters to be engaging, and the supporting cast and world a ton of fun. I wouldn't exactly say that I "loved" this book- I found parts of it far too frustrating for that. Instead I would call it deeply satisfying in a way that few books I read truly are. Everything that I wanted to happ...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Tiya Rosa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fave-couple-or-threesome, hurt-comfort, m-m, favorites

This was a delicious combination of chin hands and porn. Kind of like the literary equivalent of someone quoting Shakespeare to you while they take you from behind, holding your hair for leverage and roughly slamming away. You want to go "awww shucks" and "fuck yeah" all at the same time.

This was an intense, comparatively long read about Rory, his campaign for vengeance against his childhood tormentor and all around jackass, Maarten, and his salvation of and by the beautiful Andrew.

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Dec 22, 2012 Syfy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-romance, m-m-mystery-thriller

The problem with these long, drawn out books is the culminating scenes are rarely payoff enough for the slow dramatic buildup.

Not the case here. At all.
For instance; Every moment leading up to the reunion between Rory, Maarten, and Andrew has reason and purpose. Soak it in, let it fill you up, then *wham* ultimate satisfaction!

Then there's the issue of gratuitous dropping of wisdom when religion is part of the package. In this case? Never gratuitous, always perfect in timing, pitch. Lots of mer...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Mary added it

Swashes their buckles with the best of 'em.

A vengenance-driven pirate, a delicate young man perhaps meant for the priesthood, a sadistic bad guy...what more could a reader want especially when it is so well written?

I enjoyed it thoroughly. It satisfied my own piratical heart as well as my romantic heart. I highly recommend it. A fun read that also has depth and substance...I admit to a few tears here and there.

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Nov 08, 2012 Manuela rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: abuse, mm, age-gap

2.5 stars

Unfortunately I couldn't get into this story at all. I never connected with the characters so I found myself mostly uninterested in what happened to them and in their relationship in general. I found the first part to be too slow and a little boring. When the villain enters the picture, the pace gets faster, but I couldn't fully enjoy this part of the book either because some things just didn't ring believable to me and the villain seemed to me a little too over the top.
The part I like...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Alicia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 5-stars, m-m-romance, e-books-kindle, kindle-lendables-m-m

Wow, this one blew me away. What a beautiful story. I was totally swept up into this amazing tale of love on the high seas (sigh). It reminded me of the old pirate romance novels, but with better characters and much better written. I couldn't put it down until it was finished, and it was the best time I had that day. I'll be reading it again soon, that's for sure.

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Apr 15, 2013 Svenja rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, history, 2013, other, lgbt-themed

Pirates! And a love story! And lots of fun to read and a really great characters and world building and vivid descriptions of things! What is not to love.
I was so absorbed in this book i think i finished it in one day and was sad that it was over. I am really looking forward to read more from this author.

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May 12, 2013 Nika rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was filled with energy from beginning to end - The sex was graphic as so was the violence and kept me glued to the pages - I did become annoyed with Rory at times with consuming revenge, but his self sacrifice won me - I was happy with the ending .

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Feb 05, 2013 Jennifer~ *Bhook-Junkhie* rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, mystery-thriller-suspense, top-all-time-favourites, wicked-reads-in-2013, dub-con, made-me-cry

WOW!...I absolutely LOVED this boook!!....It was absolutely beautiful...with raw, intense heartbreak!..Not for the faint of heart! ..(violence and dubious consent)...A fantastic story that took me completely by surprise...This is the authors first novel...and so well done!!!..I wish there was a backlist to go through:)...I fell for these guys the moment they met...I loved how Andrew was beautiful but intelligent, strong willed and patient...and Rory...his fierce loyalty..in love and vengance...I...more

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Dec 27, 2012 J.D. Ruskin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-fiction

I really enjoyed the characters and the world building in this story. I will admit to being a bit squeamish during some of the more violent scenes, but I was thoroughly engrossed by the plot.

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Sep 09, 2012 Foolish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-book, m-m, pirate, coming-out, sex-industry, slave-kidnapped-hostage, abuse-torture-rape, historical-fiction, dtr

I do love a good Pirate book every once in a while and this one certainly didn't disappoint!!! I enjoyed it immensely and even shed a few tears here and there which doesn't happen very often :)

I would highly recommend it!

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Dec 31, 2012 Dianne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-again

Love, love, love this book!! It had everything! and when i discovered that this was the 1st book the author had written, i was amazed. Such a fantastic story! Well done!!!

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Dec 10, 2012 Shannon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: not-lendable, challenge-finished

Wow. I know, what a review. Not at all my time of book but soooo very good. I felt like I was living in the times right there with them. And painful, like gut achingly painful. A pirate love story. A harsh, brutal, violent love story but a love story none the less. Oh and the smexing was fantastic. And hot and ....I don't have the right words. Just read it!

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Reviewed by:Don
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Rated: 5 hearts

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Feb 05, 2013 Sasha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Not for the faint of heart - memories of child abuse. But I loved the story between Rory and Andrew.

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Feb 24, 2013 Trish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, mystery, suspense

I enjoyed this story. It's a well written story whose plot consists of a tortured soul looking for revenge. But then love comes along and changes all the plans. This story had a good combination of action, drama, humor and hot/sweet man love.

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