A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates by Jennifer Moore, 320 pages. Shadow Mountain Publishing, 2026. $25.
Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG (alcohol use, illegal activity, kissing, partial nudity, mild innuendo, and mentions of drugs); Violence: PG13 (assault, gun use, blood and gore, and suicide)
BUYING ADVISORY: ADULTS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Lady Annabelle Bradford (20yo) looks forward to summer when her godfather, Court, takes her to the sea on his ship, not that she doesn’t also enjoy the balls of her London society life. She’s surprised when Court sends two members of the crew to pick her up instead of coming himself. But he couldn’t come. Court has been taken hostage by Captain Blackham, and the crew has come to Belle for help.
Swashbuckling adventure, treasure of legend, and, of course, a handsome pirate hero with a tragic backstory all make for a delightful story. I love the crew that would do anything for the noble girl they basically raised together on the seas, though Moore admits how unlikely the scenario would have been and provides sources for nonfiction pirate information in her author’s note. The majority of characters, including Annabelle and Court, are English.
Reviewer: Carolina Johnson
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