Red Hot + Blue Reads: 5 Star Review & Excerpt: Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

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.

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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.”

What I thought about Sea of Ruin

If you were to ask me my favorite dark romance authors, Pam Godwin would be at the top of my list. When I saw that she was writing a dark historical romance about pirates, I couldn't think of a better author to tackle something a story like this. And that cover! Wow! I wanted to read this just because of that gorgeous cover.

Anyway, I'm not going to get into too many details, the summary handles that. There's a very strong heroine in this story, if that is your thing, and some terrific dialogue. It hasn't always been an easy journey to get to where she's at. Of course she has two heroes to fall for her in this unique love triangle, so I expected hot and steamy and that's what I got.

As usual, there's twists and turns and a plot that comes together like fine tapestry. There are also some surprises along the way. Sea of Ruin is a standalone, but there is a short story in the Australia anthology that you might enjoy along with this story.Sea of Ruin is lusty and erotic and the relationships aren't the usual sort. If you are looking for something hot and steamy with engaging and unique characters, this might be for you.

An ARC was provided for review.

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, their two children, and a foulmouthed parrot. When she ran away, she traveled fourteen countries across five continents, attended three universities, and married the vocalist of her favorite rock band.

Java, tobacco, and dark romance novels are her favorite indulgences, and might be considered more unhealthy than her aversion to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes.

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