Stormy Surrender

by Janet Louise Roberts, Janette Radcliffe (Pseudonym)

A PIRATE'S MISTRESS OR A LORD'S WEDDED WIFE - WHAT DIFFERENCE WITHOUT LOVE?

Betrothed against her will by an ambitious father, Lady Barbara Grandison was sailing from Regency England to join the fiance she loathed when her ship was captured by an American vessel - and Barbara taken prisoner by its tawny-haired captain. Driven by a dark passion for revenge, Captain Trent refused to turn his ship from its westward course - despite Barbara's furious pleas. But Barbara's resistance to this ruthless, mocking man soon turned to wild longing as he awakened her proud beauty to the sweet ache of desire. And then fate again ripped Barbara's world apart, as the Americans were defeated by a savage pirate crew. Once more Barbara was held captive, this time by a man whose cruel lusts might separate her forever from the man she loved.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

See pseudonyms Louisa Bronte, Rebecca Danton & Janette Radcliffe. Some of the listed titles are more straight romance than romantic suspense.

Janet Louise Roberts was born on January 20, 1925, in New Britain Connecticut, the daughter of a missionary in a conservative church. She wrote contemporary, historical, and gothic romances, as well as occult horror romances such as The Devil’s Own, Isle of the Dolphins, Lord Satan, and Her Demon Lover. She used pseudonyms for several of her works.

Roberts died on June 11, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio.

Reviews

[Naksed · Rating 2 out of 5]

A love triangle where, alas, the wrong guy won :~{

[Chrisangel · Rating 1 out of 5]

All the pirate crap went on way too long, the H was a big pain in the ass with his "kill all pirates" obsession, and the h was a dumb bunny to choose him over the father of her child, even if he was a pirate (and a hell of a lot sexier than the boring hero)!

Nick the pirate was supposed to be the villain or antihero, so naturally he loses the h, Barbara to the H, Jasper (dumb name), but why couldn't the author take a line from Billy Preston's song and:
"let the bad guy win every once in a while"!

[Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn't really get into the story or the characters.
Wrongly described characters, will always ruin it for me..no matter the plot/story :(

[Tapa in lovezone · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was just okay for me. I skimmed quite a bit. The plot itself was interesting, but the pacing dragged and I was often bored.
The heroine is traveling by ship to marry her fiancé when her vessel is captured by H1. He isn’t a pirate—he actually hates pirates and is on a mission to eliminate them. Ironically, he’s sailing in the opposite direction of her destination and refuses to change course for her. He’s rude and dismissive, yet they fall into a strange, frustrating relationship: she repeatedly asks to be taken to her fiancé, he refuses, and despite the hostility, they become physically involved.
Later, they’re captured by pirates led by H2, who is bold, charismatic, and far more engaging than H1. H2 imprisons H1 and shows clear interest in the heroine. Eventually, H1 gains H2’s trust, betrays him, and escapes with the heroine.
They settle in New Orleans, where the heroine discovers she’s pregnant—with H2’s child. H1 offers marriage to give her and the baby protection. By this point, though, the chemistry between H1 and the heroine has completely fizzled. The relationship feels more like a convenient arrangement than a romance.
When H2 returns and demands the heroine and his child, she claims to love H1, and H2 reluctantly leaves.
Overall, this didn’t feel like a satisfying HEA. H1 becomes dull, and honestly, he wasn’t that compelling to begin with. The more interesting character was H2, and once he was gone, the story lost what little spark it had.