La lánguida brisa tropical acariciaba el hermoso rostro de Bettina. Ella estaba junto al mástil, navegando hacia el oeste, para cumplir una promesa que jamás había hecho: casarse con un conde desconocido.
En medio de un momento de audacia y arrojo, Bettina fue capturada por el pirata Tristán. No tardaría mucho en recibir su corazón el hálito de la pasión del pirata. Y esa pasión estaría allí, inmóvil, persistente, para siempre.
No obstante lo anterior, serían necesarios muchos días -y muchas y tempestuosas noches- antes de que el amor pudiera florecer. Ese amor que cada mujer sabe otorgar sólo una vez en su vida.

This rating is from when I read it in the 1970s when it first came out. I am absolutely certain that it wouldn't get this many stars from me today. A classic of the bodice ripper genre though. ( )

Bettina Verlaine leaves France to travel across the sea to her betrothed, whom she has never met.
On the voyage, her ship is overtaken by pirates. They steal her for their captain's pleasure.

Tristan is a man full of hate. His parents were murdered in front of him when he was young, and his only thought is to find the man who did it. Until Bettina that is!! She invades his senses.

This book of full of rape scenes. Tristan will not allow Bettina to deny him her body. He begins to awaken her desires.
Reading this one is a guilty pleasure. ( )

Bodice riper, Bettina is captured by Tristan and he must have her. Warning he does take her by force and he does rape her. Mixed feelings about this one, but if you like reading the damsel being taken by force you'll like it.
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I was hooked on HR for a very long time - this is my top favorite series
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