Kidnapped by the Pirate

By: Keira Andrews

Narrated by: Cornell Collins

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

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!

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?

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!

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!

Started reading the Kindle book while in hospital

...but it was so much better than expected that I just had to get the Audible whispersync.

Yeah, I read the negative reviews about Cornell Collin's reading of "Kidnapped by the Pirate"... but it didn't bother me. And I'm glad I got it.

The story and character development were much better than expected when I bought the Kindle on a lark. And later on in the book there were some parts where the pirate and his captive had some -- um -- interesting times together. (Please don't tell my wife I enjoyed reading this!) The way it was all told was in an old-fashioned time period kind of way so it made it all feel so authentic.

"Kidnapped by the Pirate" was a great find and I recommend it. It's one I'll quite likely read again. Just hope I don't find myself back in the hospital when I do

P.S. I'm fine.
And can you, maybe, read more of my reviews so that writing them won't feel like a waster of time. Thanks :-)

Pirates!

M/M historical romance. The story was well put together. It held my attention and made my heart race in all the right places.

Nathaniel is sailing to a New World Colony with his sister when they are set upon by pirates. As it turns out this is the very Privateer turned pirate at the betrayal of Nathaniel's father. Once the Hawk knows who he has in his midst, he kidnaps Nathaniel as he is the only son and heir of his bitter enemy. Hawk's plan in to ransom Nathaniel and finally visit revenge upon the man that took his legal life as a Privateer away. What Hawk doesn't count on is falling for his captive. Romance, mutiny and adventure ensues.

The plot was good, the characters were likeable, the romance was sweet and hot where it needed to be. The narration was spot-on. There was emotion and I felt as though I were truly "hearing" the characters. Job well done.

Excellent

I didn't expect this book to be as good as it was based on the description, but it was well written, and excellently performed. It was a bit of a slow burn, but the love scenes were perfectly steamy and believable. The resolution was sweet and conclusive. I literally can't find a single issue to remark upon.

Kidnapped Love

This book hit all the tropes you would want in a pirate/captive romance. A misunderstood alpha pirate, a sweet yet feisty virgin captive, an intense romance and even more intense sex, and a daring escape with a lovely happy ever after. The writing was extremely well done, and I love the dialogue and character development. Historical romances can be a hit or miss for me, but this was so well done and extremely fun to read.