CAPTIVE OF MY DESIRES

Laural Merlington engages the listener with this captivating story of a nineteenth- century pirate's daughter who falls in love with a sea captain. Gabrielle, daughter of Caribbean pirate, returns to her native England to search for a husband. While under the protection of the Malory family, she falls in love with American sea captain Drew Anderson. Merlington provides each character with a unique voice, helping the listener to differentiate the various players, including a multitude of seafarers and a bevy of aristocrats. Merlington instills the love scenes between Gabrielle and Drew with captivating realism, not only by employing expert accents, but also by using intensity of tone, capturing the sizzling emotions between them. S.M. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 06/ JAN 07]