Historical fiction is one of my most favorite reads, coupled with romance, mystery and true events makes for good storytelling. Well, this rings true with Beverly Jenkins’ novels. The LeVeq series is all about the characters, and it’s historical facts. Captured is the third book in the series, and then the characters segway into the Woman Who dare series. I’m truly a fan and will continue reading her books packed with her great writing skills.

I enjoyed the pirate, Dominic LeVeq and Clare Sullivan. The background stories of the crewman is great storytelling. The capturing and selling of children by slavers from the continent of Africa was a reality that we have endured in our legacy. Severing ties to our families. It appears that the black and or African male has so much to risk in their everyday lives for survival and freedom of being, either in the past or now and the future.

Ok, now I’m ranting. The dark stories temporarily distracts and transforms you by the romance between the two main characters, whom

Once again, Jenkins has introduced historical facts into the story, such as a slave named James Somerset who’d won his freedom back in 1772. The British judge presiding over the case declared slavery to be so odious that not even law could support it. The controversial ruling didn’t force slave owners in the colonies to free their captives, it did call into question the legality of bringing captives into England.

The vivid description of the Cuba homestead of Dominic was breathtaking. It made me want to take a trip there. The planning and plotting to rescue Clare’s children began in chapter eleven. Will Dominic LeVeq do it? Will Clare remain free? Will Eduard and Nancine receive their due?

This was a page turner that never got boring and kept me engaged. ( )

Interesting history as always.
You know the author is onto something when white women reviewers have hurt feelings, lol.
Keep going sweetie, you're doing great! ( )

Not a review, just a comment on the cover. Clare was taken from her African home at the age of seven and is described as having cropped short hair. Dominic is the son of a Black mother and a white father and has hair long enough to tie back in a queue. Neither of the models on the cover reflect the descriptions of the characters found within the pages of the book. I enjoyed the novel quite a bit, but this discrepancy bothered the bejeezus out of me the entire time. ( )