About the Book:Captain Reena Charlisse Hyde always gets what she wants. She wanted to be the best female pirate on the Caribbean and she is. She wants to find the mythical Fountain of Youth and she knows the location of the map. And now after searching across the Caribbean for the man she intends to marry, she has found him. There are only two problems. He doesn't want to be found, and he's on board a Royal Navy frigate—the last place a pirate should venture.
Frederick Carlton thought he was finally safe from the woman who held his heart. But her attempt to rescue him labels him a deserter from the Royal Navy. He’s turned his life over to God and plans on being a preacher, but every moment he spends with Reena drives him deeper into a past he longs to forget.
Mutinies, deserted islands, treasure maps, battles, traitors, and villains send the couple sailing on a tsunami of adventure throughout the Caribbean in search of the Fountain of Youth. Frederick longs to escape the lure of the woman he loves. Reena longs for Frederick to love her again. But in the end, they will both have to choose between eternal youth or the lives of everyone they love.
My Thoughts:
The Reckless by Marylu Tyndall is the sixth
installment in the Legacy of the King’s Pirates series. I haven’t read any
others in the series and The Reckless was fine as a stand-alone. I
believe this novel is self-published and there were some text formatting errors
in the print version. These errors were infrequent and did not hinder my enjoyment
of the novel.
From the start, this novel captured my attention, thanks in
part to Reena and her antics. She fascinated me with her determination to find
the fountain of youth and her steadfast resolve to make Freddy love her. True
to her stubborn character, her journey to God is long and hard. Watching her learn
and grow was a pleasure.
Aside from Reena’s character development, The Reckless
boasts plenty of action, romance, and spiritual themes. There’s never a dull moment
aboard The Reckless. Just when Reena, Freddy, and her crew escape one
bad situation, they find themselves in another. The romance between Freddy and
Reena is steady and steamy. While it is a clean romance -- no erotica -- there’s
heavy sexual tension between the two of them due to their past history. Spiritual
warfare and the desire for physical beauty are two themes that weave throughout
the novel. Freddy’s ability to see spiritual beings and experience prophetic dreams
added a spiritual component to the novel that is uncommon in mainstream
Christian fiction.
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