The Captain’s RebelIrish Heroines, #1
by C.B.
Halverson
Publication date: April 3rd 2017
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Genres: Erotica, Historical, Romance
Publication date: April 3rd 2017
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Genres: Erotica, Historical, Romance
BLURB
Land. Power. Influence. Mary
O’Malley knows these are the only things that matter in her war-torn country.
Determined to win back her ancestral home, she must embark on a journey across
the Atlantic disguised as a cabin boy. But her ruse brings her under the
control of a dangerous sea captain who demands from her the one thing she will
never give—complete and total submission.
Captain Richard Grant runs a
tight ship, and he didn’t claw his way up through the ranks of the Royal Navy
to be undone by a headstrong Irish girl hell-bent on jeopardizing his mission
and his crew. If she insists on dressing like a man, then she can take his
punishments. He demands obedience, but his insatiable need for her leads to a
complex game of sex, desire, and dominance not even he can control.
Awakened by the passion Grant
stirs in her, Mary finds herself falling for the stern captain. But when her
false identity leads to rumors of her spying for the French, she must choose
between her love for Ireland and the man who commands her body—and her heart.
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EXCERPT:
“What
are you doing aboard my ship?”
I
swallowed hard, my lip trembling as I fumbled for the words. I didn’t even know
where to start, and my face burned as I tried to gather my thoughts. No matter
how I told the story, it all seemed so ridiculous.
“Tell
me!” he commanded.
“I’m
searching for my fiancé.”
He
took a step forward, his boots thudding hard on the floor. “Your fiancé.” He
took another step, and I flinched. The ship rolled and tumbled beneath my feet,
and I grasped onto the panels, my fingers digging into the polished oak planks.
“Are
you mad?” His fists clenched at his sides, powerful and trembling.
“It
would look that way, sir.” My eyes drilled into a tiny knot on the floor,
willing myself to shrink in size so I could dive into it and scurry away like a
little mouse. But his boots thundered forward, the small buckles making a sound
like clinking chains.
“Are
you in some sort of trouble? Is that it? Are you with child?” His voice
softened, and I looked up, startled at the sudden change in his tone.
“No, sir.”
“No, sir.”
“Well,
then?” he boomed.
I
jumped, folding myself deeper into the corner of the room. What could I have
possibly said to him in that moment? Telling Captain Grant that Johnny’s father
had accused me of stealing, so I had to run away to consummate our marriage in
order to clear my name and win back my homeland was perhaps not the best way to
endear myself to him.
“There’s
been…” I swallowed the lump in my throat. “There’s been trouble at home.”
Grant
let out an exasperated sound, shaking his head and turning away with a curse.
“You do understand you are aboard a ship with over seven hundred male sailors,
correct? A woman has no place on a ship of the line bound for battle. I cannot
guarantee your safety.”
“I
know that, sir.”
“And
due to the nature of our mission, I am in no position to turn us around.”
“Yes,
sir.”
He
shook his head, pacing the room. “You have endangered yourself and my men with
your presence. I know officers who would hang you for treason against England
for what you have done.”
“I
suppose it’s a good thing I’m not English, then.” The words popped out before I
could stop them, my latent nationalism waving a pitiful green flag in the dim
light of the Captain’s chambers.
A
muscle flickered in his jaw, and when he turned to me again, I nearly gasped at
the rage in his bright eyes. All the blood drained from my face, and I bit my
lip, willing my saucy tongue to hold still.
“You
think this is some sort of game?” His eyes narrowed, and he pressed closer to
me.
My
courage fired back, and I straightened, raising my shoulders in a challenge.
His
eyes flitted over me from head to toe, and he made a low sound in the back of
his throat. “I should throw you overboard and let the fish eat at your rebel
heart.”
“Better
to die a rebel than live as a slave.”
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Author Info
Colleen Halverson is a writer, educator, wife, and mother of two.
She is the author of the Aisling Chronicles and writes erotic romance under the
pen name C. B. Halverson. She lives in the Driftless area of Wisconsin.
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