Brenda Joyce

England, Ireland, America/War of 1812/deWarrene Dynasty series

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As notorious as he is heroic, Sir Captain Devlin O’Neill of the British Royal Navy is driven by an unquenchable lust for revenge. Killing is too lenient a punishment for the man who murdered O’Neill’s father before his eyes a decade earlier; he seeks to destroy the man slowly, thoroughly and publicly.

O’Neill captures at sea the man’s niece, Virginia Hughes, an orphaned young American woman en route to beg her uncle for the funds to save her family’s once prosperous tobacco plantation.

Virginia fights O’Neill’s selfish plans to achieve retribution through callous use of her emotions and sensual desire. Yet at some point, sacrificing her dignity seems a worthy price for Virginia to pay to save the soul of the man she loves.

Old School-style settings, plot and alpha hero macho posturing make “The Prize” a delicious treat for readers who like their romance super-spicy, tempestuous and packed with “Oh, no. Hedidn’t do that again” heartache.

The sixth novel in Joyce’s marvelous deWarren Dynasty series, “A Lady At Last,” is out now (Harlequin).