Against a backdrop of war, intrigue, and personal betrayal, the high seas will carry these men through dangerous waters from England to Africa to the West Indies in search of a safe harbor. With the arrival of his former captain-and lover-on the scene of the disastrous mission, Alfie is torn between the security of his past and the uncertain promise of a future with the straight-laced John. But the darker secret he keeps is his growing attraction for his commanding officer-a secret punishable by death. Alfie knows their mission is futile, and that their superiors back in England will use the demise of this crew as impetus for war with the Ottoman Empire. He's determined to make a success of their first mission, and hopes the well-liked lieutenant Alfred Donwell will stand by his side as he leads his new crew into battle: stopping the slave trade off the coast of Algiers. Hee! Oddly enough I am over the moon at her surprise and pleasure at finding that John was a counter-tenor! If that’s not likely to happen again then I’m all the more glad I did it.1762, The Georgian Age of Sail: For his first command, John Cavendish is given a ship-the HMS Meteor -and a crew, both in need of repair and discipline. Rest assured that this isn’t one of them. In some stories, the men come together in violence. When two men are bound in both love and conflict, the stories can go different ways. Of course, m/m romances aren’t your typical romance novel. As a lover of classical music, I was also pleasantly surprised when John joined Alfie in song and turned out to be a counter-tenor, not something I ever expected from a romance hero. At the same time, beyond the blood, there are lots of great little details that bring the ships to life. Against a backdrop of war, intrigue, and personal betrayal, the high seas will carry these men through dangerous waters from England to Africa to the West Indies in search of a safe harbor.read more Related books that may interest you: False Colors William R.

History isn’t pretty, and the violence isn’t “PG-13” – men are blown apart or tortured by pirates, and men die grisly deaths from yellow fever.

Beecroft, who dedicated the book in part to Patrick O’Brian, makes you feel like you’re on a wooden ship visiting a sweltering exotic port or surviving the perilous arctic. Like Transgressions, False Colors lives and breathes history. An embarrassment of riches! A very interesting article about False Colors and Transgressions hereĪnd a lovely review of False Colors from All About Romance

False colors by alex beecroft