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Summary: AN AWESOME READ!!
Review: Although, I was unsure of how good this book would be, I picked it up and read it anyway, and I am SO glad that I did. This is an awesome book with many ups and downs. I believe that a good romance novel needs conflict and tender moments, which this books has many of.
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Summary: Best Avon True Romance for Teens
Review: Catherine and the pirate is a great book! It has lots of adventure and lots of romance. It is my favorite one so far! I love all of the Avon True Romances for Teens!
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Summary: Another good book from the series.
Review: Catherine is a 17-year-old girl living in Colonial Boston. Her brother is missing, presumed dead. However, Catherine has recieved a ransom note stating that Royce is still alive and is being held prisoner. She decides to travel to Savannah, Georgia, to rescue him and enlists the help of his best friend, a young former pirate named Derrick St. John. On the sea journey Catherine falls in love with Derrick but wonders if she can ever be anything more than his best friend's little sister. I highly reccomend this book.
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Summary: Fun adventure and romance
Review: Catherine Markham has been very lonely since her brother, Royce, died at sea. Things start to look up when she finds a ransom note saying that her brother is alive. However, she only has to weeks to deliver the ransom and her Uncle Elliot refuses to pay. Catherine decides to take matters into her own hands with the help of her dog and her brother's friend, an ex-pirate named Derrick. The romance in this book wasn't overly interesting but the fast paced, action filled plot makes up for that. There's plenty of robberies, kidnaping, and sea battles to satisfy thrill seekers. The characters are pretty likeable and even some of the secondary characters will catch your attention. All in all, Catherine and the Pirate is a fairly decent teen romance and it's worth a look if you are a fan of that genre.
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Summary: awseome!!
Review: Cathrine is a wonderful young lady who wants to find her brother. While her uncle does nothing about the ransom they got ,because it might be a fake, Cathrine thinks they should rescue him . He is all she has since her parents died.She remembers one of her brothers friends , named Derrick St.John , and decides to seek his help in rescuing her brother in Savanna. He takes her and they fall in love . She wonders if she could ever mean anything to him but his friends little sister . He loves her also but he can't because of his past . He was a pirate who sunk 7 ships. Pirates attack their ship, the Sea Princess , and Derrick kisses her. They kiss, or almost kiss, a lot of times in this story, but not really a real kiiss untill the end of the story . i will not tell anymore. this is a VERY good book and I would highly recomend you read it .
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Summary: A exciting historical romance
Review: Even being born into a weathly Boston family can't hold young Catherine Markham's wild and adventures nature. Unfortunately she is stifled by the constant rules imposed on her, but she yearns to be free. Soon, though, Catherine finds her chance, when her young brother is kidnapped she finds it is her perfect chance to prove herself, and decides to deliver the ransom by herself and enlists in the help of a young man few would ever look to---a pirate named Derrick St. John. Derrick's life has been spent on the high seas. His man goal in life is to clear his father's name---a name tainted with treason. The last thing this young pirate has time for is to accompany a young lady who is a bit of a hellion, to Savannah while they are at war with the British. However, Derrick finds an emotion inside of him that can not refuse Catherine's desperate pleas for help. So the two of them set out on a adventure that is also an adventure of the heart. I loved this Avon True Romance too. It was quite the exciting romance novel. I recommend all teenage girls to read it.
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Summary: AN AWESOME READ!!
Review: Fiesty Catherine embarks on an adventure to rescue her brother, who has not been lost at sea as presumed but kidnapped. When his pirate friend Derrick comes to her aid, it is inevitable that the two fall in love with the typical song and dance: she likes him, but doesn't think he sees her as a woman, he agonizes over not being good enough, they argue, they make up, they kiss and are excited and regretful, yadda, yadda, yadda, etc, etc, etc.
The romance itself is too tame to be believable; in spite of all the desperate longing, the momentous first kiss is the only racy moment. Chastity and virtue until marriage are all well and good, but not necessarily historically accurate any more so than today. And let's face it - the real reason teen girls read Harlequins and the like is for the racy moments! This tale fails to deliver.
The local Boston setting may have some appeal. What makes the book a mild success are the historical details and happy ending. Cover art that imitates Avon's line of romance for adult readers doesn't quite work for the teen crowd; marketers would do better to find a more unique style for their younger audience.
The series has been uneven so far. The ones written by young adult authors tend to be better than the ones written by romance authors, and this title is no the best in this new series of bodice rippers geared towards teens. Stock characters, over dramatization, and simplification of attraction and love may insult some teen readers. A good addition if your romance collection needs beefing up, but add balance with books like Kate Cann's Ready? Sex. Go! (Harper, 2001) and Louise Plummer's The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (Laureleaf, 1997).
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Summary: A tame bodice-ripper!
Review: Fiesty Catherine embarks on an adventure to rescue her brother, who has not been lost at sea as presumed but kidnapped. When his pirate friend Derrick comes to her aid, it is inevitable that the two fall in love with the typical song and dance: she likes him, but doesn't think he sees her as a woman, he agonizes over not being good enough, they argue, they make up, they kiss and are excited and regretful, yadda, yadda, yadda, etc, etc, etc.
The romance itself is too tame to be believable; in spite of all the desperate longing, the momentous first kiss is the only racy moment. Chastity and virtue until marriage are all well and good, but not necessarily historically accurate any more so than today. And let's face it - the real reason teen girls read Harlequins and the like is for the racy moments! This tale fails to deliver.
The local Boston setting may have some appeal. What makes the book a mild success are the historical details and happy ending. Cover art that imitates Avon's line of romance for adult readers doesn't quite work for the teen crowd; marketers would do better to find a more unique style for their younger audience.
The series has been uneven so far. The ones written by young adult authors tend to be better than the ones written by romance authors, and this title is no the best in this new series of bodice rippers geared towards teens. Stock characters, over dramatization, and simplification of attraction and love may insult some teen readers. A good addition if your romance collection needs beefing up, but add balance with books like Kate Cann's Ready? Sex. Go! (Harper, 2001) and Louise Plummer's The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (Laureleaf, 1997).
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Summary: another great book in the Avon True Romance series
Review: I absolutely loved this book. It all begins when Catherine's older brother Royce's ship is destoryed and he is believed to have died. Catherine doesn't believe it and is positive that Royce, the only person she has in the world, is alive when she finds a note on his desk from some kidnappers telling her to deliver gold to them in Savannah or Royce would die. She decides she has to at least try and makes her way on foot with only her dog George to the harbor to find the only person who can/would help her; her brother's best friend Derrick St. John. Derrick agrees to take Catherine to Savannah after some arguing and they set off. Happenings on Derrick's ship the Sea Princess bring them closer and closer and well, I'm just going to let you find out. It is a great book to read and the ending is great.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful! :-)
Review: I love the Avon True Romance series. However, my favorite so far is Catherine and the Pirate. I hope that everyone who comes across this book takes the time to read it. You won't be disappointed!
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