SEA OF RUIN by Pam Godwin

SEA OF RUIN

by Pam Godwin

Genre → Dark Historical Pirate Romance, Stand-alone

Release date: Apr 28, 2020

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Blurb →

Bennett Sharp is on the run.

Wanted for piracy, she fears neither God nor death nor man.

Except Priest Farrell.

The unfaithful, stormy-eyed libertine hunts her with terrifying possessiveness.

Nothing will stop him from coming for her. Not his unforgivable betrayal.

Not when she’s captured by the ice-cold pirate hunter, Lord Ashley Cutler.

She must escape Ashley’s prison and Priest’s deceit.

But can she walk away from their twisted desires?

Two gorgeous captains stand on opposite sides of the law.

When they collide in a battle to protect her, the lines blur between enemies and lovers.

Passion heats, secrets unravel, and hearts entangle until they break.

Can love prevail in the sea of ruin?

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The short story, KING OF LIBERTINES, can be read before or after SEA OF RUIN.

It’s only available in the AUSTRALIA anthology:

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SEA OF RUIN

Pam Godwin

Excerpt

Footsteps sounded behind me, the tread of a single pair of boots approaching from the shore.

Beads of sweat trickled between my breasts and gathered beneath the stays.

I knew that lazy, arrogant gait. I feared it.

Pushing back my shoulders, I girded my spine and turned to face my biggest mistake.

A few paces away, the pirate leaned against a wooden post.

His thumb hooked casually in the straps of leather that wound around his trim hips.

His other hand hung at his side, dangling my lost compass by the chain.

Rancor battled longing. Scorn collided with sadness, and my outrage bowed beneath the helpless,

banal attraction I’d always felt for him.

His brown breeches fit him like a glove, the threads molding around powerful thighs

and the sizable bulge of his groin. His loose shirt tucked into multiple belts at his waist

and laced up his chest to open at the neck. A strong neck, covered in scruff and sinew.

I swallowed thickly, my entire body pulsing with an unwanted ache as my gaze rose to his.

Eyes glinting like polished steel glared down at me. Moonlight cast his prominent features

in stark relief—stern forehead, defined cheekbones, perfect nose, full lips—

leaving the rest of his face in shadow.

The severe straight line of his mouth amplified the intensity in his expression.

He was furious. Seething with two years’ worth of blistering, unresolved ire.

My heart died a thousand deaths before I found my voice. “Priest.”

“Bennett, my love.” He spilled the endearment into the air,

each syllable a vicious growl of torment.

“How I’ve missed you.”

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No Spoilers -
this is one of those the less you know going in the more intense the overall experience

And it delivers
Trust me 😇

"Today, Jobah said, slowly shaping his lips around each syllable, isn't your day"

I need to collect my thoughts and avoid any spoilers
I'll be back on the morrow with a full edict ☠

How do I tell you how this story made me cry, made me laugh,
made me almost revisit my lunch -
Without spoiling it for you?
It was well written - the research showed
The characters - I couldn't help but love them or in some cases extreme,
and I do mean extreme, loathing occurred
The telling itself?
I was there I could feel the cold mist of the sea on my face
The sting of the salt on my lips
The tension right before the battle
The slight fear of what was yet to come
Every painful blow
How do I share all that with you?

"With every vile life that I took, I felt replete. I was a pirate captain, a rebel queen of the sea, fighting against the conformities of society."
Captain Bennet is our mighty heroine in this story.
She has earned the respect of her men.
She has earned her name on the seas.
She can stand rounds and continue standing with the best of them.
She has secrets.

"Unbending. Deadlocked. He wanted to entangle our future. I wanted to undo our past."

Priest - 'Posideions wrath' hand me a fan than man had my heart a pounding.
The first mate Reynolds ever devoted to his Captain
And lest us not forget the King's man Ashley - he is one that is sure to cause your knees a quaking

This had everything!!
Adventure around every corner
Battles at sea -
Heartbreak -
Vile atrocious evils (check the warnings here) -
Storms - and

TREASURE!

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