The Rogue's Prize by Katherine Bone Series: Nelson's Tea Trilogy #2
Genres: Historical, Historical Romance
Published by EsKape Press Publishing Publication Date: December 16th 2014
Pages: 256
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An unlikely alliance earns Henry the ultimate prize...
Captain Henry Guffald is no ordinary sea captain. A member of Nelson’s Tea, he’s been ordered to rescue a comrade captured in Spain. The rescue is Henry’s last chance to prove his loyalty to Admiral Nelson. Not so easy a task when the job entails joining forces with a female pirate.
Lady Adele Seaton would no sooner give up the call to rove than marry, contrary to her father’s wishes. When news arrives that her brother has been captured in Spain, Adele quickly develops a plan to rescue him and sets sail to intercept the first royal navy ship she encounters. A brilliant tactician, she doesn’t count on meeting her match in a navy captain bound and determined to outwit her at every turn. Can a pirate be tamed?
Michelle’s Thoughts
This is the second book in The Nelson’s Tea series. I did read the first book, and I enjoyed it. This book is easily read on its own.
Captain Henry Guffald meets his match in Lady Adele Seaton. Both have something to prove and will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal. Lady Adele masterfully takes control of Captain Guffald’s ship. That happens fairly early in the story and it goes downhill from there. The characters are unrealistic and poorly developed. Lady Adele “the pirate” turns into a spoiled brat. She throws tantrums and has to be locked in her room by her father. I just kept thinking “how old is she supposed to be”. It just killed the whole image of her character being independent and fearless. I think the author just went too far in an attempt to show that Adele was feisty and had a temper. I liked Henry’s character in the previous book. I felt sorry for him, and I had high hopes for him in this book. His character seemed bitter and never seemed to find happiness in this book. I never felt vested in any of the characters, and I never bought into them being a coupe. There was no real chemistry between the two of them.
The storyline has a few bright spots but ends up being bogged down with details and very little action. I felt like there were details that left you hanging. The author never really clarified that Adele and Henry were after the same goal. So there was no point where they came together and decided to work together to free Adele’s brother. It just all sort of happened at the end of the book and then the story was basically over.
It was a struggle to stay engaged in the story, and I hope the next book is better.
