In national bestselling author Beverly Jenkins' Destiny series, the Yates men play hard and live hard. And when they find that special woman, they fall hard . . .
Noah Yates fully believes in the joys of a happy family and a good wife. But that's not the life for him. No, he would much rather sail the wild seas in search of adventure, not tied down. But then the unthinkable happens . . . he finds himself literally tied down. To a bed. By a woman.
And Pilar isn't just an ordinary woman. She's descended from pirates. And after giving him one of the worst nights of his life, she steals his ship! Now Noah is on the hunt, and he'll stop at nothing to find this extraordinary woman . . . and make her his.
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.
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@Rachael_Conrad A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall. Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins (anything by Ms. Bev, really, but PIRATES (sorta). A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley. Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin. Delicious by Sherry Thomas. Any of Olivia Waites's Feminine Pursuits.
"Each book by Jenkins is better than the last." -- Romantic Times BOOKclub
"Jenkins is a gifted storyteller who knows how to bring special spark and sass to romance." -- Romantic Times BOOKclub
Material in the genre of African-American historical romance is not plentiful, but Jenkins is the pre-eminent voice. She delivers another gem with this first in her new Destiny series. -- Romantic Times BOOKclub praise for DESTINY'S EMBRACE
"A story like non other, and done in a way that only Beverly Jenkins can do. Simply superb!" -- Brenda Jackson, New York Times bestselling author
"Appealing, well-depicted characters, zippy dialog, intriguing snippets of California history, and a quickly paced plot make this refreshing multicultural Western a rewarding read." -- Library Journal