The Irish Yankee
Regan Walker
Historical Romance
In June 1775, amid the Revolutionary War’s early stirrings, Irish Yankee Jeremiah O’Brien, seizes a British armed schooner off the Maine coast to thwart the cargo of lumber she was escorting from reaching British forces in Boston. Inspired by this daring victory, Jeremiah abandons his lumber business to command privateer vessels, relentlessly pursuing British merchant ships across dangerous waters.
Defying the British navy’s tightening grip on the Massachusetts coast, he risks his life and his ships to capture many prizes. Yet his greatest battle may lay onshore: winning the heart of Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, a fiercely independent woman who loves the freedom he fights for. Only a man worthy of the title “the hero of the Lexington of the Sea” could earn her love and prove himself worthy of her strength.
Uncaged Review: If you aren’t reading Ms. Walker’s books, you are really missing out on an author that makes you feel like you’re there, and teaching you along the way as she interweaves real history with the stories she tells and Yankee is no different. This time out we are about to take on the British for our independence, with a brave hero in Jeremiah and the strong, independent Elizabeth, who came to the area with her family after they lose their mother. Jeremiah takes on the British by giving up his lumber business to privateer the seas and take from the British and to defend their coast.
There is high drama that you would expect during war time and the action really picks up well in the second half of the book. I loved watching the slow and believable romance bloom between Jeremiah and Elizabeth. The characters are people you would want in your life and the research that the author does takes you right into the story. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.
Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
