I understand that in 1799 in the American South, women were considered property just as slaves were. Is this really what women fantasized about in the 1970s? Has what women idealized changed so much in the past 40 years? If such a talented writer would write a story that didn’t repel me with its message, I know I would love it. In fact, I cried when Heather was being raped and afterward when she was crying. It fully drew me in, and my emotions were engaged. Some of the internal dialogue was like poetry. Only she can unlock the tenderness in his heart and Brandon vows she will be his – to love, to cherish, to desire, and to carry off to uncharted realms of sensuous passion. For it is destiny that has brought Heather to Brandon’s side, and no power on Earth will force him to relinquish his exquisite prize. Though courting scorn and peril through his actions, he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. Now she must flee – and seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger.Ĭaptain Brandon Birmingham is a lusty adventurer married to the sea. STORY: Fearing for her innocence, doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons commits a shocking and desperate act.
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