The Pirate Lord (Lord Trilogy, Book 1)

Reformed honorable pirates? Well, ok, in this genre! But boring pirates? An unlikely plot, ok I guess in this genre. The characters seemed initially to have possibilities but they were never developed, and became so annoying they left me wanting to rewrite half the book! In fact I grew so frustrated that that in fact I skipped the last few chapters - a rarity. Straight to the donation bin.

Pirate Lord Gideon Horn and his crew have decided they are done with pirating and have found a remote island to set up as their own island paradise. One thing is lacking in their almost perfect plan and that is women. When Gideon, the hero of this tale, is informed of a ship full of women convicts headed for New South Wales, he decides their troubles are over and sets out to capture the prison ship and thus provide wives for his crew and himself.Sara Willis is an eternal do-gooder. Much to the objection of her earl brother, she embarks on the convict ship as a teacher to the women and hopefully as an inspiration to take charge of their lives and thereby, improve the quality of their lives.This is a delightful read! What a hero! I think that the heroine is a little too stuffy at times but that is her nature. In the beginning, I could not easily envision these two romantically involved. Gideon must force Sara to acknowledge their mutual attraction. She certainly would have not done so on her own.One of my favorite scenes is toward the beginning of the book when Gideon captures the ship of women. Sara loudly stands up to him and reveals that her brother is an earl - attempting to scare Gideon away. However, it is a well-known fact that The Pirate Lord hates English aristocracy and has targeted them in his pirate raids. The crew of the prison ship recognizes that Gideon is the Pirate Lord; however, Sara has no clue she is stirring such a cauldron. As Sara loudly threatens Gideon, you hear the thoughts of the ship's crew as they shrink inside - dreading her arguments - and the Pirate Lord's anticipated angry reaction. Gideon's reaction to Sara's threats kept me laughing for quite a while.Gideon tries to ignore his initial attraction to Sara. After all, she is a member of the hated English aristocracy, and a real bluestocking to boot. But once Gideon acknowledges his attraction, he will not give up until he has her. Gideon is actually rather forceful in his taking of Sara and her virginity. It would be a stretch to call it consensual sex but that is what the author wants us to think and the leads both consider it consensual after the fact. The interaction between the leads was great. They really enjoyed smarting off to each other because they did not like a lot about each other in the beginning. But their disagreements were often very funny. This was a very entertaining book.The sensual portions of this book are a solid 4.0 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). The book does not rely heavily on the sensual scenes. The story is so good that these scenes just add spice to an already great book.The relationship between the leads is endearing. The secondary characters are enjoyable as well. Towards the end, we have the BIG MISUNDERSTANDING that seems to be a requirement of romance writing. I put the book down when I saw the misunderstanding coming. I didn't want to read about this couple experiencing betrayal and

I read Jeffries' lord trilogy books pretty much in reverse order- The Dangerous Lord and then The Forbidden Lord. When I tried to order the Pirate Lord, I discovered that it was out of print! I had to search for this book on an auction site. Well, it was definitely worth my time and money because this book was the best of the series.Gideon, the hero, is a pirate who makes his living robbing British noblemen. Sara, the heroine, is a reformer. She is on a ship with women who are being shipped to America for committing petty crimes in England. She is their teacher. Gideon attacks their ship. His men want to get married. Him included. He commands the women on the ship to pick husbands from his ship. He is falling in love with Sara but does not know what to do because he has never been in love and does not know how to get her to pick him for a husband. His character shows a great deal of vulnerability. You see the story from his point of view too- not just hers as so many books tend to do. Both characters are very strong and I enjoyed the chemistry between them very much. Just loved Gideon - what a hero!

I couldn't put this one down! A group of misfit but handsome pirates decide they want to reform...what better way than to settle down with a wife and start a family? So they set out to do just that by capturing an English Convict ship full of women (headed towards exile for minor crimes)...a MUST READ!

My co-worker made so much noise while SHE was reading it, I got a copy of my own. I was surprised at how wonderful it was!!! Sara has class AND sass, and her intentions over the prison ship was so virtuous. Gideon, hardened by circumstance, can't help but to fall for her, and those 2 made some serious fireworks!!! Ms. Jefferies not only enthralls you in the romance, but gives you lessons on the times and sweeps you into the time period. The ending, and their reunion, was priceless. If you want to get lost in a fantastic book, get it already!!! You won't be sorry!!!

This romance was a whole lot of fun. The Pirate Lord Gideon was a colorful and mysterious character with too much of a romantic sense for his or the heroine's own good. Gideon and Sarah were evenly spirited lovers. There were twists and turns that kept a storyline up as well. It's not a great work of literature but it's a whole lot of fun to read and an opportunity to let your romantic side run free. I haven't looked at my husband the same way since I read it.