Two of Blushing Books’ talented authors have joined forces to bring you a rollicking new romance set on the high seas. Conquered by the Captain is book 1 in The Conquered series by Pippa Greathouse and Ruby Caine.
Two women on the same ship, sparring with two alpha males while journeying to meet their intendeds. Unfortunately for them, the same man promised marriage to both.
Blurb: Arabella St. John faces a new life, in a new land, as she boards the merchant ship from England to America. Her father has arranged for her marriage in New Orleans, to her dismay. The ship is massive.
She has no desire to be there. Everything and everyone she loves is in England. The chief-mate seems friendly enough, but then she meets Captain Gregory Smythe, who neither needs nor wants women aboard his ship. And he’s quite vocal about it.
It’s ‘hate at first sight.’
Gregory is unhappy at the thought of having to be responsible for, not one, but two ladies on ship, especially after finding out two merchant ships off the coast of the Carolinas have been recently sunk by Privateers.
On top of that, females aboard a vessel with an all-male crew are trouble; everyone knows that. And when food goes missing, and a stowaway is found hidden in his very own cabin, he realizes trouble follows Arabella wherever she goes. And when the only two women booked for passage realize they are destined to marry the same man, it all seems to come apart.
And that is just the beginning of their troubles!
Disclaimer: Conquered by the Captain is a sweet romance intended for adults only. Spankings of adult women represented in the book are fantasies only, appropriate for a mature audience only. Nothing in this book should be interpreted as Blushing Books’ or the authors’ advocating any non-consensual spanking or other sexual activity or the spanking of minors. If such content may offend, please do not buy this book.
Buy link: Amazon
Excerpt:
Thirty seconds later, he was clearing the top of the wooden platform of the crow’s nest. Pulling himself up, he stopped, and knelt down by her.
“Arabella?”
Her eyes opened long enough to see his face, and she lurched forward, knocking him over on his back, with his head hanging over the side and holding on as if her life depended on it.
“You’re going to push us both to our deaths. Relax.”
“Hold me!” she whispered.
In a half-second, he flipped her over, closer to the center of the platform, until he was on top of her. Her hair cascaded over the floor of the crow’s nest.
“I am. But I swear, young lady, when I get you down, you’ll wish I was nowhere near you. I have only one question for you. Look at me.”
Slowly, she raised her eyes to his.
“I want to know why you’re up here.”
She lowered her gaze. “That’s not a question.”
“Does the phrase ‘you’re on thin ice mean anything to you? Answer me.”
She blinked.
“Arabella? Shall I raise your skirts and take my belt to your little bottom with the whole crew standing below and watching?”
“No!” she cried out. “No sir. But—may I tell you when I get down? I-I can’t think right now.”
He took hold of her face, staring down into her eyes. Their gazes locked, and a moment later,
their lips. He deepened the kiss, and she stiffened for just a few seconds, as he sought her tongue with his.
At first she seemed surprised. Gregory raised his head, just slightly, and suddenly Arabella pulled his head down to hers and returned his kiss hungrily. Her tongue danced with his, coaxing it further inside.
A moment later, he raised his head and leaned down, touching his forehead to hers.
More about the Authors:
Pippa Greathouse
Pippa Greathouse has been writing since the fifth grade, after each student was given an assignment to read aloud a story to the class of her their writing. One horrified teacher later and a class of students who thought the horror story was “cool,” and she was hooked.
Since then, the writing has continued. She now is an author for Blushing Books, and loves what she does. Her favorite genre is historical fiction romances, where men are “strong, Alpha men” and their feisty ladies who are in need of the discipline they are sure to provide. And historical fiction is perfect for that!
Connect with Pippa Greathouse:
Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MY1AWFG
Website: http://www.pippagreathouse.com/
Facebook Author page: https://www.facebook.com/pippagreathouse/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PippaG6
Ruby Caine
Ruby Caine, exclusive writer for Blushing Publication. Pippa Greathouse is one of her favorite historical authors, and when the opportunity to work up with Greathouse came up, Caine jumped at the choice. She and her family live near the Big Easy and her stories often take us through the historical setting which follows along the mighty Mississippi. Her Spirits of River Oaks series revolves around the powerful psychic Lenore, who often gets messages from those who have passed on from this world. Another series by Caine is called Katrina’s Aftermath, a group of four contemporary romances minus the paranormal theme. Rounding out books by Ruby Caine is a standalone called Making the Wright Connections, featuring a bratty singer tamed by a sexy cop.
Connect with Ruby Caine:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Caine/e/B01M1RYP2H
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012709365671
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubyCainecajun
