This book is insane. I hopped on the "Pirates" bandwagon for a while and thought I'd give this one a whirl. But although probably an accurate portrayal of life in the 17th century, I've just never seen how rape can be successfully incorporated into a supposed romance novel. And even if you could get past that, methinks the "heroine" dost protest too much towards the end anyway. Just skip this one and get a Lisa Kleypas book.