Destined Passage

While diving to explore the wreckage of the notorious Black Pearl, Brittany Cavanaugh found an amulet that will soon change her life forever.

Brittany and her fiancé Ian, who are oceanographers, were exploring the remains of the Titanic when the mysterious amulet that Brittany always wears suddenly transported them back in time to the point just before the Titanic struck the famed iceberg that would sink her. That in itself would have been exhausting enough but the amulet sees the need to transport Brittany back even further. This time she is thrown into the middle of a white slavery auction where she may be the next one on the block if she isn’t careful. She also meets the famed captain of the Black Pearl, Jacque Devereaux, and realizes that the pirate is much more captivating than the people running the slavery operation. Now, Brittany must battle her feelings for Devereaux and her desperation to find her missing fiancé Ian.

This is the second installment of the “Passage” time travel romance saga and to some extent picks up where book one left off as many of the main characters are present in DESTINED PASSAGE as well.

This reviewer is again amazed at the well-developed characters of these books. Brittany’s struggle with her mixed emotions about three different men and being suddenly thrust into a time period in which she doesn’t belong make for a lot of intrigue. Jacques Devereaux is a wonderful counterpart for Brittany because he shows none of the restraint she is so determined to hold on to. The Gentry family that Brittany finds herself depending on is also an interesting assortment of proper (and some not so proper) southern gentlemen. All the characters give this book a very well rounded feel and don’t make the reader feel as though they’ve missed much of the history surrounding them.

DESTINED PASSAGE is a wonderful read but beware, once you’ve finished this book you won’t want to wait to get a hold of DOOMED PASSAGE, book three in the saga!

November 2007