Love isn't just for the pretty people.
Cutthroats and thieves ply their nefarious trade aboard The Devils Luck,
slashing a path of piracy and swearing back and forth across the
Atlantic. On a ship packed hull to hull with scoundrels, romance
blossoms about as often as dead men tell tales.
Brigit
OCreagh knows her place. A complexion riddled with scars wards off
desirable men. An eager father hires her out as a ladys maid for a
purse full of silverwithout consulting her, of course. Her new widow
employer makes icebergs look downright tropical. The maid from Cork
expects very little from life, and thats usually just what she gets.
John Bone spends his days working to feed the ravenous crew of The Devils Luck.
An accident seven years past cost him part of a leg but earned him a
promotion to Cook. His memories of brawling and boarding collect dust
right along with his days of pining for gentler company. And what woman
would want him now? He wasnt even a whole man.
But
now, with a young womans easy laugh filling his galley, John finds
dormant desires waking up, tempting him to make a fool of himself.
Brigit, however, struggles to believe the sincerity behind his pretty
words and kind gestures. She knows what she looks like and men never
bother wasting that sort of talk on the likes of her.
Most
grand romances overflow with silken skin and chiseled jawlines, but
Eris Adderly takes you below decks to mingle with a rougher crowd. Bawdy
songs color the air, dangerous wagers change hands, and love may not be
totally blind, but it definitely wears an eye patch.
This lusty pirate romance novella is a spin-off from the events of The Devil's Luck. But fear not! The Maid and the Cook stands on its ownyou can enjoy all the salt and scallywags without feeling like youre missing part of the plot.
Note: This story contains dirty pirates, peg legs, and explicit descriptions of sexual acts. It is intended for mature readers only.