The Captain by Lynn Collum

Hmm...I guess I forgot to post anything about this one. For those of you who mentioned that I needed to talk about the books I read...most of them are in the archives. I've talked about most of them. But...on to The Captain and why I really enjoyed this Regency.

If Andrew Morrow knows anything, it's his own mind. He has no intention of following through on an arranged marriage to merchant's daughter Jacinda Blanchett- especially when he loves another. He'll set out for India to make his fortune. But eight years later, returning to England the captain of a ship, victorious, wealthy, and expecting to wed the woman he left behind, he finds his father living in poverty, his "beloved" married, and his unwanted fiancée missing under mysterious circumstances. His rash decision was the first link in a chain of misfortune, but he's determined to break it- and when he tracks down Jacinda, he knows it won't be easy. For she is as stubborn as he, and too alluring to resist. Suddenly, marrying this bold young woman is the only fate he will consider- as long as he can convince her that the passion flaring between them is proof of love…

I really had fun with this book. No drawing rooms, not a lot of titles to worry about, just fun. Jacinda is disguised as a boy when Andrew first meets her, but her disguise works. She also saves him from being pressed into the Navy. *g* No Big Misunderstanding, no stupid reason to be disguised as a boy, no too stupid to live actions. It's not a terribly meaty novel, since it is trad Regency length, but I did enjoy reading about Jacinda and Andrew falling in love. I also liked seeing a Regency that had a different setting with many elements I don't recall reading about in them, such as the press gangs at the docks. We do have a mystery (which ties into why Jacinda's hiding out), but it's essential to the plot, not one that's just tacked on. Although the cover DOES have a ship on it, there are NO high seas adventures here. But the hero is a sea captain. :-) and well...yeah, he does have a title too.

So...I recommend this one. And hey, it's only $4.99, so you're not out much if you don't like it nearly as much as I did.