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The Reckoning (Legacy of the King's Pirates) (Volume 5)
by MaryLu Tyndall - I am a sucker for a good pirate novel, and Tyndall delivers consistently with fantastic adventures filled with swashbuckling pirate heroes and a romantic storyline. This particular story is a little different from the previous tales in the King's Pirate series, because it is not set entirely in the 17th century when pirates ruled the seas, but combines a period pirate tale with a modern time traveler as the heroine.
Morgan Shaw considers herself a bit of a nerd and a definite rule-follower. She has OCD and anxiety, and now on top of that, she recently found out she has cancer. Her mother is a nervous wreck, and her father is distant and solves problems by throwing money at them, so Morgan expects little support from them. Her boyfriend breaks up with her when she tells him about the cancer, and so to avoid running into him again at the tall ships festival they are attending, she ducks into a small room on the replica pirate ship. But moments later, her surroundings have changed dramatically - she's still on a pirate ship, but now everyone is in period costume and acting like they are on the set of a pirate movie. Which makes sense if Morgan's father has orchestrated some grand adventure to take Morgan's mind off her cancer - and she is convinced that is what's happened. The pirate captain must be an actor paid by her father to romance her, right? Yet, she finds that she trusts him and feels safe with him.
Rowan Dutton has been successful as a pirate, but craves one big prize - big enough to repay his sister what he owes and to make up for his past mistakes and neglect of her. To his surprise, a young woman in very strange clothes and with even stranger speech mysteriously appears on his ship and interrupts some of his plans. He and the crew are convinced the young woman is completely mad, and yet Rowan goes out of his way to protect her and rescue her from several dangerous predicaments. He's determined to get her safely to Charles Town and then be done with her, but as time goes on, he realizes that she won't be safe there either. Despite her odd behavior and her claims of being afraid, he sees great courage in her and is drawn to her.
Eventually Morgan does realize the unlikely truth that she has somehow traveled back in time, but through all the adventures she's shared with Rowan and a few godly people who genuinely care for her and demonstrate real faith, does she really want to go back? Would she go back if she had the opportunity, or would she rather stay with a man she's come to love?
This one had even more fantasy and belief-suspending moments thanks to the time-travel aspect, but the conflict and tension created by a modern woman being dumped into a 17th century pirate ship was entertaining. The ending took a bit of a twist, and held a couple of surprises for me before twisting back more in the direction that I was hoping for. No spoilers here, so you'll need to read it if you want to know how it ends!
by MaryLu Tyndall - I am a sucker for a good pirate novel, and Tyndall delivers consistently with fantastic adventures filled with swashbuckling pirate heroes and a romantic storyline. This particular story is a little different from the previous tales in the King's Pirate series, because it is not set entirely in the 17th century when pirates ruled the seas, but combines a period pirate tale with a modern time traveler as the heroine.Morgan Shaw considers herself a bit of a nerd and a definite rule-follower. She has OCD and anxiety, and now on top of that, she recently found out she has cancer. Her mother is a nervous wreck, and her father is distant and solves problems by throwing money at them, so Morgan expects little support from them. Her boyfriend breaks up with her when she tells him about the cancer, and so to avoid running into him again at the tall ships festival they are attending, she ducks into a small room on the replica pirate ship. But moments later, her surroundings have changed dramatically - she's still on a pirate ship, but now everyone is in period costume and acting like they are on the set of a pirate movie. Which makes sense if Morgan's father has orchestrated some grand adventure to take Morgan's mind off her cancer - and she is convinced that is what's happened. The pirate captain must be an actor paid by her father to romance her, right? Yet, she finds that she trusts him and feels safe with him.
Rowan Dutton has been successful as a pirate, but craves one big prize - big enough to repay his sister what he owes and to make up for his past mistakes and neglect of her. To his surprise, a young woman in very strange clothes and with even stranger speech mysteriously appears on his ship and interrupts some of his plans. He and the crew are convinced the young woman is completely mad, and yet Rowan goes out of his way to protect her and rescue her from several dangerous predicaments. He's determined to get her safely to Charles Town and then be done with her, but as time goes on, he realizes that she won't be safe there either. Despite her odd behavior and her claims of being afraid, he sees great courage in her and is drawn to her.
Eventually Morgan does realize the unlikely truth that she has somehow traveled back in time, but through all the adventures she's shared with Rowan and a few godly people who genuinely care for her and demonstrate real faith, does she really want to go back? Would she go back if she had the opportunity, or would she rather stay with a man she's come to love?
This one had even more fantasy and belief-suspending moments thanks to the time-travel aspect, but the conflict and tension created by a modern woman being dumped into a 17th century pirate ship was entertaining. The ending took a bit of a twist, and held a couple of surprises for me before twisting back more in the direction that I was hoping for. No spoilers here, so you'll need to read it if you want to know how it ends!
By the same author: Charity's Cross, Tears of the Sea, Elusive Hope, The Ransom, Forsaken Dreams, Veil of Pearls, Surrender the Dawn, Surrender the Night, Surrender the Heart, The Falcon and the Sparrow, Charles Towne Belle Series (The Red Siren, The Blue Enchantress, The Raven Saint), The Legacy of the King's Pirates series (The Redemption, The Reliance, The Restitution)
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