Captive of My Desires: A Malory Novel

I loved this book and could not put it down. This was the first book by JL that I have read and now I plan to read others. I hated for it to end.

Loved it! Read it in 12 hours! The book was fictional, that is the purpose! A fictional romance that you can loose yourself in! That I did! Reviews are poor, I think people are over "thinking" the book instead of just sitting back and enjoying it! The reviews had me disappointed before I even got started, but being a true Lindsey fan, I picked it up. Happy to find the reviews wrong!

I actually really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the story and could feel for the characters. I am quite surprised the ratings aren't much better. I have not read all of the other Malory books thus far - only 1 other, so perhaps I am coming from a different perspective from many of the reviewers who seem to have read all of these books. The writing had a nice flow and the story kept me captivated (pun intended :-)).

Despite all the other poor reviews I really liked it. I read the reviews here before reading the book and was ready to be disappointed in the story. I truly liked it. I thought it was a good love story and definitely better than her last book, Marriage Most Scandalous. Yes, Drew was different than he was in past books but it has been a few years and he's gotten older. Every young man goes through that stage...at least in romance novels. I recommend this book. It's still a Malory novel and we still get to see our favorite family!

I stayed up late last night to finish 'Captive of My Desires'. It was amazing, just like the rest of Lindsay's books. And unlike some of the usual romances, this book actually showed sufficient interaction between the two characters to depict them as enjoying each other's company and conversation. The storyline was also fairly original. Gabrielle leaves England after her mother dies to search for her father, a man she rarely got to see and knew little about. She discovers that her father has been a pirate, actually more of a 'treasure hunter', before she was even born. She spends the next three years sailing the seas with him and his crew, searching for treasures. After three years of this, however, Gabby's father realizes that Gabby should have a season in London to find a husband, just as her mother would have wanted. Gabrielle would prefer to not go, but she doesn't put up too much of a fight. She is sponsored in London by one of her father's old pirate friends, James Malory, and James's wife George. George's brother Drew also happens to be visiting at the same time Gabby arrives. There is an immediate attraction, but they can't do anything about it because Gabrielle is wanting a husband, and Drew doesn't ever want to commit to marriage. Unfortunately for Gabrielle, Drew causes her to be part of a scandal, and right after she learns of it, she finds out that her father is being held hostage, and the ransom the captor wants is Gabrielle. Gabrielle now needs a ship that can immediately sail, and she is also enraged with Drew, so as payback, she and some of her father's old crew take over Drew's ship. Drew, of course, is furious that she took over his ship, and he is chained in his cabin, powerless. But Drew does hold some power over Gabby. They are hopelessly attracted to each other. It makes for a very interesting voyage. You really must read this classic Malory novel. It is flawlessly written as usual, and is a powerful love story. I've fallen in love with Drew. (Of course, I'm also in love with all the Malory men.) Wonderful job, Ms. Lindsay.