A review by saras
Captain's Surrender by Alex Beecroft

4.0

So much fun! An exciting tale of adventure on the high seas and a romance between the captain and his first lieutenant. I love the Hornblower books but always thought the relationships with Maria and Barbara were by far the worst part. Here the love story is given the same attention as the battle scenes. The very likeable characters had some realistic inner struggles with their sexual orientation given the times and the rules of the navy, so much so that I wondered what would constitute a happy ending in these circumstances, but I thought she really made it work. I immediately purchased the author's other male/male romance set in the Age of Sail.