Kidnapped by the Pirate

By: Keira Andrews

Narrated by: Cornell Collins

Will a virgin captive surrender to this pirate's sinful touch?

Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it's concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he's sailing to the fledging colony, where he'll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family's financial gain. Then pirates strike and he's kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World.

Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life, but men like him don't deserve peace. He has a score to settle with Nathaniel's father - the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy - and he's sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible.

Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel's feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. Although Hawk knows he must keep his distance, the desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. It's not as though Hawk would ever feel anything for him besides lust....

Nathaniel realizes the fearsome Sea Hawk's reputation is largely invented, and he sees the lonely man beneath the myth, willingly surrendering to his captor body and soul. As a pirate's prisoner, he is finally free to be his true self. The crew has been promised the ransom Nathaniel will bring, yet as danger mounts and the time nears to give him up, Hawk's biggest battle could be with his own heart.

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Keira Andrews (P)2018 Tantor

Worth a read

Bought it for laughs, ended up binging whole book in one sitting. Loved it!

Hot, romantic and exciting!

Couldn’t ask for more! It was hot, romantic, and full of adventure. Great story line. This book came highly recommended by folks in an Our Flag Means Death fan group, and I quickly understood why. Highly recommend!

A m/m bodice ripper

This was a fun listen. The cover of this book should have been styled after the old school bodice rippers because it would have been on point . This is not a book that will change your world. However, it will take you back in time and get you a little hot. Like I said fun.

Also, this performance was spot on. Colins is a solid narrator, not on my top 5 but I have yet to be disappointed. He's not one who's voice alone could do me in but with a good author... yum is a word right?

Who doesn't love a pirate romance?

Cornell Collins is one of my favorite narrators, and he does not dissapoint here. The author figured out how to realistically write out distrust between the main characters. Their thoughts and actions made sense given the context and their respective roles in society. I'll absolutely listen to this one again.

4.5 Stars

In the year 1710 Nathaniel Bainbridge and his pregnant sister, Susanna, are traveling to a Caribbean island outpost called Primrose Isle where their father is Governor to reunite Susanna with her husband and introduce Nathaniel to his betrothed.

Before the ship can reach its destination though it's attacked by the Damned Manta, a pirate ship ruled with an iron fist by the infamous Captain Hawk.

Things go south for the Bainbridge siblings when Captain Hawk realizes who's aboard. He quickly devises a plan to hold Nathaniel for ransom and revenge on Nathaniel's corrupt father, Walter Bainbridge, who lied and is directly responsible for Hawk and his crew losing their letter of mark as a Privateer which forced them into a life of piracy.

The plan is simple: if Nathaniel's father doesn't pay 100,000 pounds ransom Nathaniel will die.

While initially they are enemies, as time and circumstances change the two begin a sexual exploration. Nathaniel is 18 and Hawk is 41, but their age gap doesn't impede the closeness that grows between them.
He was going to hell for his sinful desires regardless, so the journey might as well be worth it.

However, their strengthening relationship presents a real dilemma for Hawk - regardless of how much his heart may be engaged by Nathaniel - if Bainbridge doesn't pay the ransom Hawk will have to keep his promise to his crew to kill Nathaniel.

Kidnapped by the Pirate is a terrific May-December, old-fashioned-bodice-ripper-style historical romance. I enjoyed the dual POV, the story paces quickly, and I loved seeing the tough as nails alpha male pirate fall for his plucky virgin captive. And let me tell you, the sex scenes are SUPER HOT.

Cornell Collins gives an exceptional performance. His timing, pacing, and emotional performance are all on point. He brings out the innocence in Nathaniel's character without making him a shrinking violet, and the softer side of alpha pirate, Hawk, and makes sure the large cast of characters have easily distinguishable character voices.

Kidnapped by the Pirate is a sexy, sweet captivating listen with some twists and turns and a lovely, and believable, happy ending.

Fantastic narration, lovely story, great ending. *sighs* This made me a very happy listener. Recommended!

Nicely done.

Great writing and great narration in a fun story. The steamy scenes were enjoyable and kept getting steamier.

Hot romance

The character development was fantastic, you really got to know the main characters. A wonderful journey that was both interesting and sexy. I really wanted a sequel after finishing the book because the characters were that interesting!

HOT AND HISTORICAL

This story is filled with dangerous pirates and highs seas...sword fights, betrayals, and true love. I love the narrators smooth accent and the authors accurate depiction of what life aboard a pirate ship would've been like. If you love MM romance and action I reccomend this book!

BLEW MY MIND!!!!!!

I loved this. The concept of a young nobleman being kidnapped and ravished by a pirate sounded cliche to me, but also really hot which is why I picked this book up. I sorely underestimated Keira Andrews!!! This book was absolutely amazing. Young Nathaniel and Sea Hawk the pirate had such realness and complexity to them it was simply impossible for them to be cliche. As Nathaniel struggles as a prisoner aboard the pirate ship we see a very real connection and tenderness grow between himself and Hawk. We also see a fiery outburst of passion ignite! It was so HOT! The audio especially. I have absolutely zero complaints. This book had everything and I loved it.

Great story!

I was pleasantly surprised how good this was. Nathaniel was my favorite character. I loved how bold he was and how he would stand up for himself. He’s my favorite type of main character. I hate pushover type characters that just let anything happen to them and act all “poor me” and like there is nothing they can do to help themselves especially if it’s the other main character being overbearing and antagonistic. But Nathaniel really stood up for himself and would push back against Hawk.
The narration is excellent which makes the story that much more enjoyable. I fully enjoyed the story from beginning to end. At this time this is the only audiobook available by this author but I will be keeping my eye out for others!

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