This is my very first pirate book! i am a MEGA fan of the pirates of the Caribbean so i was super excited to start this :P

The summary basically says it all, Abigail is taken as a hostage onto Captain James' ship when the latter attacks her father's ship. Of course they're after treasure! By keeping Abigail hostage, James thinks he can trade her for the location of the treasure but Abigail is fiercely loyal to her father.

The romance was quite sweet and they were both on the fence of each other. Abigail planned to seduce the captain so that he would eventually let her flee back to her own ship and James planned to seduce her so that he could get the treasure. Basically their relationship did not start out on pure romantic attraction and in the end it all boiled down to trust because no natter how much they loved each other, they loved their goals just as much. It was a pretty even tug on each side because neither was willing to forsake their cause to be with one another.

There wasn't really a "villain" in this book. Abi's father came out as a loving overprotective father but who loved his gold just as much and i loved that the true nature of Pirates shown through this book.

Abi was a pretty likable character. She was smart, unrelenting and courageous! There was one scene where i actually screamed into my pillow because i was dying of embarrassment-for her!!! But thankfully it wasn't as bad as i originally thought :P !

Overall a great quick romantic read. It doesn't really focus on a journey to find a treasure or war; these take the backstage so that the romance becomes the main theme! P.S Can absolutely be read as a standalone!!