The Pirate

Ladies and Legends Series, Book 1

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Historical romance novelist Kate Inskip needs a break. Divorced, overworked, and completely stressed out, her writing buddies decide to surprise her with exactly what she needs - a vacation on a remote island that boasts a rich history and a crumbling castle built by an 18th-century pirate.

It's the kind of story Kate can't possibly pass up, and it will allow her to turn her thoughts from the reality of today to the romance of the past. But things don't go according to plan. A long flight, lost luggage, and a missed connection leave Kate wishing she'd stayed home. A knife-wielding mugger is the last straw.

Too late to help, but just in time to enjoy the show, Jared Hawthorne catches a harried woman in the act of kicking the local thief into submission. As far as Jared is concerned, Kate is the most interesting tourist to arrive on Amethyst Island in a very long time. Kate, however, has already concluded that a month-long vacation on the island is about 30 days too long. Still, Jared Hawthorne is starting to look very familiar....

©1998 Jayne Ann Krentz (P)2018 Tantor

Pirate of her dreams

I loved the by play between these two. It was vulnerable but not an exposition of each others feelings that's so common nowadays. Instead we get to hear about them in their own words in a way that feels natural when you're just getting to know someone. David felt like an 9 year old. He wasn't pulled into their drama and he had a healthy, caring relationship with his father. The narrator did a good job with all the voices.

Wonderful story, characters , a bit of paranormal

Loved it! Loved the narrator! Written as a contemporary story. Now, slightly older. I enjoyed it..

Relaxing Island Adventure

I enjoyed listening to this book, enjoyed the banter between Kate and the Pirate. Can't wait to listen to Book 2 of this series.

Disappointed

I like Jayne Ann Krentz books, but the reader was not right for this book and it really took away from the story.

good story

love the author and story was good even 20 yrs old. the narrator did fine on most voices but i didnt care for her interpretation of jared, seemed to be a lack of emotion most of the time.

Jayne Ann Krentz?

Very disappointing. I read all of her books under all of her aliases but this one I kept checking to see that I hadn't misread the author's name. The dialogue is stilted and made worse by the narrator. The pretext for the main character's right to know is ludicrous.

Delighted east read

A nice easy read. A little cheesy but not too bad. This is an easy beach book. Never forget that is based in the 1990s that holds up OK

A think about fat people?

Good story, but I started to get the impression Jayne doesn’t like people with a higher than average BMI. We were clearly informed, often multiple times, when a character was over the chubby line. Enough that it felt like a thing. It was off putting.

If you like spoiled children this is your book

not one of my favorite books by this author. Hero was okay but heroine was annoying and childish. The hero's son was the best thing in this book.
Narrator was soooo monotone especially for the hero that they threw the whole pleasure of listening to a book off. couldn't wait for this book to be over.
Unfortunately the ending which I'm sure was supposed to be cute made the heroine seemed more of a spoiled child.

Wow!! Loved this!!

Normally I’m not a big fan of contemporary romance, but this actually ticked all the boxes! Pirates, tropical island, history, humor, romance, arrogant hero and a HEA!! Well done Jayne Krentz!!!