LORD OF THE PRIVATEERS is the thrilling conclusion to a
four-part mystery series. Stephanie Laurens' Adventurers Quartet
follows the four Frobisher brothers, and their true
loves, through the intrigue and danger of an international
conspiracy.
Captain Royd Frobisher is the oldest brother, the
responsible one. He's needed on an important mission for
the crown, and his family, when Isobel Carmichael arrives
demanding his help. Isobel is the bride who got away, and
Royd sees a voyage together as an opportunity to win her back.
Isobel is made of stern stuff, raised by powerful women, and
secure enough in her own strength to keep Royd at arm's
length for years. Only a family obligation brings her
begging to Royd's door, but she, too, recognizes the journey
as an opportunity, to get him out of her system once and
for all.
Author Stephanie Laurens has a knack for getting you into
her characters' heads. It's a rich experience, heading into
this adventure knowing exactly how Royd and Isobel feel
about each other, feeling their memories of their youth
together and the handfasting that somehow went wrong.
Understanding their deepest thoughts and fears underscores
the tension between them and makes it plain why they don't
just hash out their differences in a quick conversation over
a cup of tea.
The conspiracy at the heart of the four series is just as
strong and well thought out as its characters. Laurens is a
brilliant strategist, coordinating the actions of the
evildoers and our heroes, as well as any spymaster. By
nature of the genre, you know we'll get a
happily-ever-after, but the story will keep you on the edge
of your seat throughout.
I read the first in the series, as well as this last novel,
and got along well enough without reading the middle book.
That said, this is one of those interconnected series where
there's a real benefit to reading them all in order.
I highly recommend LORD OF THE PRIVATEERS, and indeed the
Adventurers Quartet,
for lovers of Regency romance (though
this is set a few years after George IV's ascension),
historical mysteries, and adventure stories.
Can true love die? Or, neglected, does it lie dormant
until the object of true desire is again within reach?
Denied, does passion smolder, like embers waiting for the
right conditions to flare into an all-consuming
conflagration?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie
Laurens delivers the thrilling conclusion to her acclaimed
series, THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, a passionate Regency-era
drama played out on the high seas and in the sweltering heat
of tropical jungles, ultimately reaching a scintillating
climax in the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair.
The eldest of the Frobisher brothers and widely known as the
lord of the privateers, Royd Frobisher expects to execute
the final leg of the rescue mission his brothers have been
pursuing. What he does not expect is to be pressured into
taking his emotional nemesis, childhood sweetheart,
ex-handfasted bride, and current business partner, Isobel
Carmichael, with him. But is it Isobel doing the pressuring,
or his own restless unfulfilled psyche?
Resolute, determined, and an all but unstoppable force of
nature, Isobel has a mission of her own—find her cousin
Katherine and bring her safely home. And if, along the way,
she can rid herself of the lingering dreams of a life with
Royd that still haunt her, well and good.
Neither expects the shock that awaits them as they set sail
aboard Royd's ship, much less the new horizons that open
before them as they call into London, then, armed with the
necessary orders and all arrangements in place, embark on a
full-scale rescue-assault on the mining compound buried in
the jungle.
Yet even with the support of his brothers and their ladies
and, once rescued, all the ex-captives, Royd and Isobel
discover that freeing the captives is only half the battle.
In order to identify and convict the backers behind the
illicit enterprise—and protect the government from
catastrophic destabilization—they must return to the
ballrooms of the haut ton, and with the help of a small army
of supporters, hunt the villains on their home ground.
But having found each other again, having glimpsed the
heaven that could be theirs again, how much are they willing
to risk in the name of duty?
Learn the answer and revel in the action, drama,
intrigue, and passion as the Frobishers—with help from
Wolverstone, the Cynsters, and many familiar others—steer
the adventure to a glorious end.
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