A PIRATES LOVE
by Johanna Lindsey
5 stars

Bettina Verlaine leaves France to travel across the sea to her betrothed, whom she has never met.
On the voyage, her ship is overtaken by pirates. They steal her for their captain's pleasure.

Tristan is a man full of hate. His parents were murdered in front of him when he was young, and his only thought is to find the man who did it. Until Bettina that is!! She invades his senses.

This book of full of rape scenes. Tristan will not allow Bettina to deny him her body. He begins to awaken her desires.
Reading this one is a guilty pleasure.

CAPTIVE BRIDE
by Johanna Lindsey
5 stars

I have been reading Johanna Lindsey books for over 20 years. They are great fantasy stories and quick easy reads to just relax and enjoy. She is one of my favorite authors. I read this book when I was 14 yrs old, and wanted to revisit some of Johanna's older works.
When Phillip Caxton first meets Christina Wakefield, he must have her. She rejects his proposal of marriage, so he sets out to kidnap her.
Christina wants to resist and hate her captor, but her body responds to his every touch.
This book contains rape scenes and violence towards women.

Time For a Change!

Time to switch authors. We will return to Willow Rose another time. As I stated before, some authors will take me too long to read all books consecutively. So I must split them up to read other works.

Johanna Lindsey has always been one of my favorite authors. I own all of her books, but haven't read the last few yet. For the last 5-6 years I've been reading a lot of independent authors works.
Johanna was the first romance author I ever read (other than Harlequinn Romance). When I was 14 or 15 yrs old, I picked up one of her books and was captivated.

DON'T TELL (JACK RYDER BOOK #7)
by Willow Rose
3 stars

Jack Ryder and his family go on vacation to the mountains in North Carolina. Jack and his wife, Shannon, want their children to learn to ski and snowboard. Of course, Jack gets involved in a case while there.
First the Ryder family is witness to a car crash, then Austin is in the room when a murder happens, and then Shannon finds the body of a missing 17 yr old in the creek behind the cabin. Can we possible push Jack into working this case any more than this?
The murder mystery part of the story was good. There were a few surprises and twist. You kind of had an idea who murdered the boy and how the other crimes tied in (even though many suspects were given), but why Ben was killed was unexpected.
The family aspect of this series has always bothered me. Jack and Shannon seem smart and loving. Yet somehow they are clueless with the kids. Austin is pressured by Jack to do things Jack likes and the boy hates. Shannon sees it but won't speak up on behalf of the boy. Abigail is a wild child that Jack won't control, and Shannon is afraid to because it may upset Jack. They have had 3 children kidnapped, yet they are always leaving them alone. Which leads to Austin going through some terrible things in this book.
If Miss Rose would just stick to the mystery part of her books and cancel out the family aspect, I would appreciate this series more. I like book 6 with only Jack and Emily. I missed Emily in this book.

HER FINAL WORD (JACK RYDER BOOK #6)
by Willow Rose
4 stars

American Women are being murdered in the Bahamas,. Even though this has been happening for 10 years or so, the Bahamian Polce Department doesn't want to admit there is a serial killer. This would be bad for tourism.
Jack Ryder and Emily, his adopted daughter, go to the Bahamas to find Em's family. And help her with her anorexia by finding her roots or her place in the world. Of course Jack gets involved in a case. A young girl is murdered and the only suspect is possibly a relation to Emily.
Emily wants to help with the investigation. Partially because this may be her aunt, and partially to be with Jack. She is very intuitive and resourceful.
I liked this book. About time Emily got some real attention. The girl was so in pain and screaming this through the last 4 books. There is a nice twist at the end. Pay close attention to details.
I am looking forward to learning more about Emily and spending more time with her.
I did not miss Shannon and the pesky little ones throughout this story