Lynna's Rogue: 1 (Curse of the Conjure Woman) Paperback – Import, 31 October 2012

I bought this book on Amazon as I love historical romances. It turned out to be a worthy buy.Lynna is the 17-year-old daughter of the rich French plantation owner Nathan Rhodes. Afraid that she might be kidnapped, he sends away his only child along with Captain Joshua Jordan to America, to live with her aunt.Joshua is threatened with his life and a bag of gold to keep Lynna safe during the voyage, from the hands of kidnappers. But is she safe from Joshua?The story spans five years with many people coming into Joshua’s and Lynna’s lives before they finally get together.Lynna is as innocent as she is gorgeous when she leaves home, but not for long. She undergoes a lot of struggle, unwanted attention, almost raped twice and gets married once, before she gets together with the man she loves.Joshua loses the love of his life to find her after three years. But he is stymied by the vile Suzanne who insists on wedding him, saying that she’s pregnant with his child. Joshua is too smart. Despite marrying her, he proves her to be the whore she is and gets their marriage annulled. He’s still not able to get together with Lynna as he is unable to find her. And when he does, she’s married to Michael. Will their woes never end?MY PERCEPTIONThe story is well written with strong characters. The author has described beautiful locations very well. The chemistry between Joshua and Lynna sizzles. I loved reading the story that’s set in the 1850s and talks about the lives of slaves working in the cotton plantations. The sugar plantations of Jamaica have been described beautifully and a joy to read.I loved the tropical paradise where Lynna finally lands up along with Rob. It was gorgeous while the reader is anxious to know what’s going to happen next. I enjoyed reading the book.My only peeve was how one person could land in so much trouble. Lynna is hounded by problems from start to end. It was a tad difficult to swallow.

i really enjoyed this book but feel slightly ripped off because although it was fast moving, a real page turner and deliciously sexy, this exciting story of love and betrayal continues on in a series of books ( at further financial cost to the reader ) which annoyed me a little as if i had known i would not have bought it on principal. i will just have to guess that eventually this saga has a happy ending, they usually do.

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What a wonderful story to read. Before I made the review on this book I immediately went to Amazon to purchase book two. This book caught myself smiling while reading it and wondering what was going to happen next. It is a gem of a story. You must get this book and read it. Kitty Margo is a wonderful author and I hope to see more of her work soon. Gotta go. Have to read Book Two!

I bought this book on Amazon as I love historical romances. It turned out to be a worthy buy.Lynna is the 17-year-old daughter of the rich French plantation owner Nathan Rhodes. Afraid that she might be kidnapped, he sends away his only child along with Captain Joshua Jordan to America, to live with her aunt.Joshua is threatened with his life and a bag of gold to keep Lynna safe during the voyage, from the hands of kidnappers. But is she safe from Joshua?The story spans five years with many people coming into Joshua’s and Lynna’s lives before they finally get together.Lynna is as innocent as she is gorgeous when she leaves home, but not for long. She undergoes a lot of struggle, unwanted attention, almost raped twice and gets married once, before she gets together with the man she loves.Joshua loses the love of his life to find her after three years. But he is stymied by the vile Suzanne who insists on wedding him, saying that she’s pregnant with his child. Joshua is too smart. Despite marrying her, he proves her to be the whore she is and gets their marriage annulled. He’s still not able to get together with Lynna as he is unable to find her. And when he does, she’s married to Michael. Will their woes never end?MY PERCEPTIONThe story is well written with strong characters. The author has described beautiful locations very well. The chemistry between Joshua and Lynna sizzles. I loved reading the story that’s set in the 1850s and talks about the lives of slaves working in the cotton plantations. The sugar plantations of Jamaica have been described beautifully and a joy to read.I loved the tropical paradise where Lynna finally lands up along with Rob. It was gorgeous while the reader is anxious to know what’s going to happen next. I enjoyed reading the book.My only peeve was how one person could land in so much trouble. Lynna is hounded by problems from start to end. It was a tad difficult to swallow.

Another reviewer has commented about once they got through the first 2 - 3 chapters the book was brilliant. I have to say I agree with this. When Joshua and Lynna first meet, the first few chapters are set on the Windjammer, Lynna is being transported from France to America by Joshua (The Captain) and he is being paid handsomely to ensure no harm comes to her. I think these few chapters are a bit odd mainly due to just how naive Lynna is, it somehow seems hard to believe that someone could be like that.But, after that the book is wonderful and well worth a read. After 3 years, Joshua and Lynna meet up again by chance. You will read some reviews that say Joshua was arrogant and did not seem that he really loved Lynna only felt lust for her, but I felt the complete opposite of course there was lust but also a deep love and a sense of loss as to how he handled the situation previously and the one that got away. I will not spoil it for you but he has held on to her and something else to remind him of the experience they had together.Suzanne although deplorable was written very well, she was an excellent Villain! I actually found myself wanting to give her a good telling off and also telling everyone within hearing distance just what type of person she was. She was a perfect opposite to Lynna which only serves to enhance Lynna's character.The ending was a few odd bits in it, but it does not spoil the book. It is though 3 or 4 ideas were crammed in at the end to make it more exciting.This book is worth a read, but I would have to read another book by this author to make up my mind on future books.