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The sea is Deirdre MacKenzie’s home, and the crew of her
father’s Baltimore clipper is the only family she loves. She’s happier wearing
breeches and climbing the rigging of the Maid of Alexandria than donning a
dress and learning to curtsy. But when the War of 1812 erupts, the ship is
captured by a British privateer, leaving her father, the captain, dead. Deirdre
watches her crew herded into the hold, destined for the notorious Dartmoor
prison in England. Though her fate as a noncombatant is uncertain, she knows
she must find a way to free her crew.
Kieran Ashford has caused his family one too many scandals.
On his way to exile in America, he is waylaid by the declaration of war and a
chance to turn privateer and make his own fortune. But he regrets his actions
as soon as the rich prize is secured. Now his best chance at redeeming himself
in the eyes of his family is to offer Deirdre the protection of his name in
marriage.
But love and loyalty clash as Kieran begins to win Deirdre’s
heart despite her plot to betray him. Will Kieran’s plan mend the relationship
with his family, and can this fated couple find true love despite the secret
lies between them?
My Thoughts:
So I have spent the last couple of days devouring author
Laurie Alice Eakes newest series the Ashford Chronicles. My Enemy My Heart is the first in the series and we meet oldest
son, Kieran Ashford who is trying to make his way to Georgia after being told
by his father to leave England for a while due to a scandal. Unfortunately for
him and for American Deirdre MacKenzie and her father’s ship, The Maid of Alexandria and crew, Britain and the US have just entered the war
of 1812.
Kieran sees the capture of The Maid as a way to prove to his father his worth. Not only that
but he finds a bonus in the fact that Deirdre is a female in need of
protection. To protect her best is to marry her. So we have a story of a
marriage between an American and an Englishmen whose countries are at war. A
time of spies, privateers, and cruel treatments for prisoners shows just how
precarious this new married couple and the whole of the Ashford family and the
times they lived in were.
Their loyalties and love were tested beyond what any thought
possible and even well-kept family secrets come to light. I enjoyed watching
this very inconvenient marriage grow and mature these two individuals into
becoming the perfect match for each other.
Highly enjoyable and I cannot wait to read more by her. I
purchased this book for my own reading pleasure.
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