Captured
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061547794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Captivated" according to Cathy D. Atchison. Beverly Jenkins new release, Captured, has completely capitivated my heart. This book is a thrill a minute and I am still riding high after having read it. In this book Ms. Jenkins returns us to the House of LeVeq. Only this time, she takes us where it all began. The book starts off with a bang when Clare is captured by the pirate, Dominic LeVeq. Ms. Jenkins is one of the best writers I have read and especially when it comes to her ability to make you feel like you are actually experiencing what is happening in her books. She is very descriptive of everything: the period, the clothes, the ships, life. Kir-Kir said Hooked from the first page!!. I love a book that captures my attention from the very first page and this book did just that. I was on the edge of my seat from the very beginning and love every mintue of it.. Couldn't put it down! As with ALL of Beverly`s books, this was a hot page-turner. It's a bounds to have a history lesson throughout. Read it! Soon!
But she too feels a tantalizing passion between them, and so she submits to just one night of bliss. But the rebel captain is utterly entranced by Clare Sullivan, the stunning slave on board. On a dangerous mission against the Crown, Dominic should be thinking only of his ship's safety. He's captured her heart and she doesn't want him to ever let go.. From the Back CoverShe was the most irresistible treasure of all .Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer ever to command the high seas, has just captured a coveted prize: a British frigate. Consumed by desire, desperate to have her, Dominic offers Clare her freedom in exchange for a forbidden nigh
She was recently nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature.. Ms. Beverly Jenkins has received numerous awards, including five Waldenbooks/Borders Group Best Sellers Awards, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine, and a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild. Jenkins was named one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th century by AABLC, the nation's largest on-line African-American book club
Captured is a high-stakes historical romance from Beverly Jenkins, award-winning author of Night Song and Jewel, in which a stunning young slave and a roguish privateer share forbidden passion on the high seas.