The Maid and the Cook
Cutthroats and thieves ply their nefarious trade aboard The Devil’s Luck, slashing a path of piracy and swearing back and forth across the Atlantic. On a ship packed hull to hull with scoundrels, romance blossoms about as often as dead men tell tales.Brigit O’Creagh knows her place. A complexion riddled with scars wards off desirable men. An eager father hires her out as a lady’s maid for a purse full of silver—without consulting her, of course. Her new widow employer makes icebergs look downright tropical. The maid from Cork expects very little from life, and that’s usually just what she gets.John Bone spends his days working to feed the ravenous crew of The Devil’s Luck. An accident seven years past cost him part of a leg but earned him a promotion to Cook. His memories of brawling and boarding collect dust right along with his days of pining for gentler company. And what woman would want him now? He wasn’t even a whole man.But now, with a young woman’s easy laugh filling his galley, John finds dormant desires waking up, tempting him to make a fool of himself. Brigit, however, struggles to believe the sincerity behind his pretty words and kind gestures. She knows what she looks like and men never bother wasting that sort of talk on the likes of her.Most grand romances overflow with silken skin and chiseled jawlines, but Eris Adderly takes you below decks to mingle with a rougher crowd. Bawdy songs color the air, dangerous wagers change hands, and love may not be totally blind, but it definitely wears an eye patch.This lusty pirate romance novella is a spin-off from the events of The Devil’s Luck. But fear not! The Maid and the Cook stands on its own—you can enjoy all the salt and scallywags without feeling like you’re missing part of the plot.
What Readers Are Saying:
★★★★★
“I love this story! Eris Adderly’s writing is always top-notch, but the thing that stood out for me in this story was the story theme – love isn’t just for the pretty people. Bridget is pock-marked and plain, John is missing a leg. These two people don’t think that love is for them, but love finds them, nonetheless. The book was sweet and steamy, and an excellent, page-turning read!“★★★★★
“I loved this story! Real people in a fantasy world, not the fairy tale couple but the couple that you might have overlooked without Eris Adderly’s expert writing to bring them to vibrant life. Every scene is ripe with development which makes a rather quick read full of spirit! John Bone is the kind of guy you hope you’d run into at the local bar, and he can cook (win!) and Brigit is the girl you’d want to show up at that bar with. Real people who can definitely have some hot, sexy fun! Throw in some pirates, salty talk, and life on a ship? Who wouldn’t want to live a while in this world?!“★★★★★
“Ms. Adderly’s writing is brilliant – she uses colorful, descriptive language that keeps to the period without fail, and creates intriguing characters that you come to root for right from the start. This story is romantic and realistic at the same time, and the juicy scenes serve to remind us all that imperfect people can have damn crazy hot sex just like the best of them! “
“Every word is so fitting in the context of the story, the time it’s set in and as I’m reading it, I’m completely immersed on that pirate ship, in that galley.”
~ Tara Crescent, Author of the Assassin’s Revenge series
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