Well, summer's here, and I'm reading Pirate Porrrn... ahem, I mean "historical romance novels" again.
I just finished
It looked promising, since it was written by someone who actually worked on the Whydah salvage project and the main character of the book is the real-life Sam Bellamy. But, unfortunately, the book really disappoints -- especially given the highly clich'eed "I hate you, but I love you" dynamic between the 2 main protagonists. The love scenes are only medium hot, and very bland vanilla.
Sam's eyes are "obsidian black" and his hair falls to his shoulders in "sable waves".
The author speculates that Sam survived the wreck of the Whydah, and most of the action takes place after that event.
Worst scene in the novel: After an argument with her pirate lover Sam Bellamy, the heroine dries her tears on the soft floppy ears of her dog. WTF?