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Editorial Review:
Dido, a slave on a Jamaican sugar plantation, runs away to join Henry Morgan's privateer fleet and find the treasure that will allow her to buy her family's freedom. What she doesn't bargain on is falling in love with El Negro, a pirate captain with no particular yen for a long-lasting relationship. As Morgan sails the Spanish Main, sacking first, El Puerto del Principe in Cuba, and then the great city of Porto Bello in Panama, Dido becomes a valued member of El Negro's crew. After the ships return to Jamaica, Dido thinks she will never see the pirate captain again, but he comes to her rescue when she is in peril. They flee deep into the Blue Mountains, but El Negro knows he will never be safe on the island. Together, Dido and her pirate, head back out to sea to find a place where they can live and love in freedom.
Dido's Prize Reviews:
Not A Cheesy Romance 
2009-05-09 - An entertaining story. It did not have me on the edge of my seat and it was rather predictable at times, but it passed the time and I enjoyed the character, Dido. Dido is a slave on a plantation in Jamaica and she has been separated from her mother and siblings. After attempting to buy back her freedom but instead having all her money taken away, Dido runs off and joins a pirate ship, passing herself off as a man. What courage!! She meets a sexy pirate, learns to loot and pillage, kills people, and earns the respect of her ship mates. Here is where something bothered me... As silly as it may sound, I was curious throughout her entire ocean cruising as to how she was concealing her womanhood and the problems that arise with it. I would have liked the novel to address those everyday mundane things to make the story more realistic. After her pirating, the story takes a predictable turn as she attempts to buy her family's freedom. It all works itself out in the end of course. Tho advertised as a romance, the romance takes a very small role. It was not cheesy at all.
A work of art! 
2008-11-26 - My very best compliments to the author on such a very intriguing and riveting work. I would recommend it as a must read for historians, students and others interested in broadening their horizons and learning more about slavery etc. without being bored. The writing is articulate and demonstrative, so much so that I actually see myself walking with Dido to Port Royal!
