The Redemption
The Legacy of the King's Pirates (Book 1)
By MaryLu Tyndall
(This originally released in 2006 by Barbour,
re-released in 2011by Mission Books)
Reviewed by Carrie Fancett Pagels
Reviewed by Carrie Fancett Pagels
This was a Christy award nominee!
One of the reasons that I bought my Kindle (click here to purchase Kindle copy!) was so
that I could read MaryLu Tyndall's books!
This was her debut novel, as I understand it, and the freelance editor
who was helping me with my manuscript, Susan Lohrer, had worked with MaryLu on
this book. So I was anxious to read it, knowing that history on it.
This was a tension-filled book right from the get go
and didn't let up until the end. Lots of
layers of plots and subplots and excellent characterization. The heroine had to go through a lot (and more
than I like to put mine through!) but even the icky stuff seemed central to the
plot line.
Set in the 17th century Caribbean, there are enough pirates, ships, danger, and romance to entertain many types of readers!
Bibliotherapy elements: Abuse, abandonment, betrayal, perseverance, grace, and redemption.
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Charlisse is a feisty heroine who doesn’t give up. Her father, a dissipated wreck of a man is a nasty pirate but Charlisse does not know that when she sets out to find him, leaving the abusive care of her uncle in England. One of her father’s crew is just as conniving as he is and has designs upon Charlisse (actually most of the men in the book are lecherous but this one is the worst!) MaryLu upped the nasty factor on this one (SPOILER ALERT) by the attractive but lecherous man being her own cousin (which served as no deterrent to him!) The hero, Edmund Merrick is a Christian and a privateer. He is put in danger and risks all to save Charlisse.
Bibliotherapy elements: Abuse, abandonment, betrayal, perseverance, grace, and redemption.
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