Captured

Name: Captured
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Beverly Jenkins
ISBN: 9780063054752

Author: Beverly Jenkins

Narrator: Kim Staunton

Unabridged: 10 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 10/19/2021

Categories: Fiction, Romance, African American & Black Fiction, Historical Fiction, Erotica

Synopsis

A high-stakes historical romance from Beverly Jenkins, award-winning author of Night Song and Jewel, in which a stunning young slave and a roguish privateer share forbidden passion on the high seas.She was the most irresistible treasure of all . . .Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer ever to command the high seas, has just captured a coveted prize: a British frigate. On a dangerous mission against the Crown, Dominic should be thinking only of his ship's safety. But the rebel captain is utterly entranced by Clare Sullivan, the stunning slave on board. Consumed by desire, desperate to have her, Dominic offers Clare her freedom in exchange for a forbidden night in his bed—a night he assures her will be most pleasureable indeed.Clare believes that Dominic is nothing more than a seductive rogue used to getting what he wants. But she too feels a tantalizing passion between them, and so she submits to just one night of bliss. She'll soon realize that Dominic has captured more than her body. He's captured her heart . . . and she doesn't want him to ever let go.

About Beverly Jenkins

Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature and was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People magazine, and NPR.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on September 18, 2023

Delicious 💁‍♀️ waterfall sex and leaving a trail of broken and bloodied* enemies throughout your travels is so hot *When I say broken and bloodied I mean dead. They’re very dead.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 11, 2020

Beverly Jenkins is one of my favorite historical romance authors, so I thought I was going to absolutely love this one. Pirates!? A forbidden romance!? Sign me up. When this book started, I was enjoying it. As with all Beverly Jenkins books, there is so much history in her novels and I really apprec......more

Goodreads review by Lois on October 12, 2019

Interesting history as always. You know the author is onto something when white women reviewers have hurt feelings, lol. Keep going sweetie, you're doing great!......more

Goodreads review by DeannaReadsandSleeps on April 09, 2025

illicit substances lined these pages like whooaaaa. a fantastic start to my Beverly Jenkins journey. Dominic had such a smart mouth but Clare was just as quick with it, and their back and forth was fun from the beginning. I do wish that the final confrontations went differently, and that might be a b......more

Goodreads review by ♡Karlyn P♡ on September 12, 2011

4.5 stars. A great pirate historical romance. My first by this author, and I am impressed! I listened to this on audio, and the reader did a great job. Overall, a very enjoyable listen/read. Jenkins clearly made great effort to spin a fascinating tale that included a wealth of historical details abo......more