This is my first book by Vanessa & it was a cozy rainy erotic read .... The story has action,smugglers, mystery,danger ,romance , sizzling erotic sex & chemistry...It was a short straightforward story..

the writing was simple with a no nonsense attitude... I am always fascinated by books written in the Regency Historical era where the story is based on the background of pirates, spies ,smugglers ...Smuggling in those times was famous in Cornwall what with hidden caves,tunnels underneath the houses,manors...

This story is also set in Cornwall....The heroine Elizabeth Thornton goes to live with her Aunt Judith after the fatal accident of her parents... she stumbles upon smuggling activities going on in her aunt's house ... Her Aunt Judith is hand in hand with the smuggler William ( The Hero )&helps them by giving them use of her Manor to hide goods smuggled .. William and Elizabeth are at loggerheads at first, but then the passion,love, sex takes over.

Elizabeth has to play up to Captain Albury, who is after William and the smugglers.. she in the middle of this dangerous cat and mouse game to keep William and his crew safe, but her Aunt and herself are also in jeopardy. The plot kept me captivated & the pace of the book was fast ...I liked the Epilogue also as it adds another dimension to William's mystery ...he is the lost son of a Marquess...would definitely like to read read about the other Blakeney brothers stories in this series ...If u like a Erotic or Steamy Romance with thrilling adventure,action this is the book for u..

The historical elements of this tale are deployed in service of the erotic romance, spiced with a spanking fetish that would be very much in tune with those times.

Liebe's style is a bit stilted and short on immediacy, but gets the story elements across well enough to serve the above goal. The two characters are thrown together for maximum number of trysts.

great Historical Regency story.
Drama,action,adventures pirates romance and a little humor.
Really like Elizabeth who is very curious,,William who is a mystery and Aunt Judith is a delight.
Enjoyed reading.
Voluntarily reviewed.

Elizabeth is alone after her parents did in an accident. She goes to live with her Aunt Judith. She is told that no matter what she hears in the night, she is not to get out of bed and come downstairs. One night, she is awakened by voices and her curiosity gets the best of her. She goes downstairs to see her Aunt and a very handsome man talking. She suspects that there is smuggling involved as there are crates and packages with them. William is a smuggler who wants to do one more run and retire. While Elizabeth's aunt is gone to visit a friend, she thinks that there must be tunnels leading out of the house. She looks for a passage and finds one. She goes into the tunnel and is grabbed by William, the man who was with her aunt. They find each other very appealing. Meanwhile there is a new revenue agent looking for the smugglers. He plans to destroy the smuggling ring and hang all involved. There is a spy in William's crew who is giving information out. As William is coming into port, the spy is going to give him away and William will be caught and hung. How can Elizabeth and Judith warn William? Will he be caught or his ship sunk? I really liked the.storyline and characters. This book has explicit sex scenes for those of you are offended by them. If you like erotica with a story, this is your book. I received this book from Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for a honest review and no compensation otherwise,

This is a nice easy read, interesting character and a sexy romance.
Ideal for vacation beach read.

Elizabeth goes to live with her aunt and is told to ignore any sound that she may hear during the night and stay in her room. Elizabeth is a headstrong young woman who does what she wants so one hearing a sound she goes and investigates. She soon becomes embroiled in a smugglers outfit with a dashing young man called William. It is a love story with adventure and suspense to keep you wanting to read on.

Brilliant plot, impeccable twist. I really loved the characterisation too. 5 stars, favourite of the year.