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I truly enjoyed this novel by Laurie Alice Eakes. Deirdre MacKenzie is the only living child of Daniel MacKenzie, Captain of the Maid of Alexandria clipper, and has been at sea for 22 or her 23 years of life. One disastrous year, her twelfth year, was spent at a boarding school in London so she could be taught how to be a lady, according to her father.

Deirdre is an American at sea, a merchantmen hauling cargo from port to port with her father and his all male crew. They are a family as far as Deirdre is concerned. So when they are attacked by a British privateer ship, they know they are out gunned and out manned and her father orders them to surrender. After raising the white flag, Daniel Mackenzie dies of a heart attack, leaving Deidre to face the privateer and his crew as the new captain of the clipper. She is dressed as a man, but Kieran Ashford discovers he is a she and insists she not be put with the prisoners in the hold, but to be guarded in her cabin.

Sparks fly between these two and the adventure begins. To preserve Deidre's reputation, Kieran offers to marry her and take her home to his family, as apposed to sending her to another family as a noncombatant during war. Reluctantly, she agrees knowing full well she will do all she can to set her fellow crew members free at the first opportunity. Will Deidre betray Kieran? Read and you shall see.

If you love clean historical romance, you will love this book. I recommend it to everyone. Enjoy!


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My Enemy My Heart The Ashford Chronicles Laurie Alice Eakes 9781503937635 Books Reviews

If Scarlet O’Hara had crashed into Elizabeth Swan, they would have created Deirdre. She was the draw of this book for me, and singlehandedly kept me reading. As my opening implies, she wasn’t a brand new, groundbreaking kind of character—she was just a great character. Her relationship with Lady Chloe made me want to jump off my chair and cheer—finally, female friendship based on mutual respect that isn’t contrived or shallow!!!

But Kieran...oh boy. At best, he is barely likable. At worst, he is downright hatable. He hates his father for calling him a cad (which he is) and then goes on to confuse the reader about whether or not he actually did everything people say he did (he did...but only partly? And for the right reasons? Ugh). He practically seduces Dierdre (their romance is a bit much to be respectable in the 19th century) and then whines like a clingy puppy when she shoves him away for his terrible behavior! But it’s ok, because at his core he is a “good man.” Anyone else seeing the problem here? Romance can’t cover up serious problems like this. A character like Jack Sparrow, for example, is a “good man” who goes about things in the way he sees fit. But you love him, because he never tries to sell himself as good. Not so for Kieran. Sadly, by the time Kieran changes, I’m so confused about his rakehell-ness that all I can do is throw up my hands and go back to Juliet ranting about knitting.

Good story overall, with solid writing and pacing. If only I had gotten to see a truly broken Kieran...then the change in him wouldn’t have been too little, too late.
Deirdre MacKenzie has always felt more comfortable aboard a ship than among society. Her father, the captain, passes away while being captured by a British privateer, Kieran Ashford. Feeling guilty over her father's death and to avoid her going to prison, he offers her marriage.

She struggles with her feelings for Kieran and her strong loyalty to her father's crew. How can she rescue her crew in prison while not bringing down the Ashford name?

Kieran has been in many scandals and feels marriage to Deirdre would restore him back to his family/society.
Well paced and Clean Regency romance(no explicit scenes)

Lovely book cover and a great new series!
I chose this book because this author has never disappointed in the past and for the interesting subject matter that you can read for yourself in the description. The characters were believable with their virtues, their prideful issues, and their growth as human beings. All of this kept my interest while I routed for the characters and wanted to shake them sometimes too. The whole concept made you wonder if it would come to an exciting and worthwhile end. I loved the conclusion and now have to wait three months for the next in the series. If you read this book, you will definitely want to read about the continuation of the lives of the other characters.
Laurie Alice Eakes is a fantastic writer of clean romance. Her characters are developed well, there is great intrigue and there isn't graphic parts of sexual interaction to have to skip over since she is very good about staying a clean read author. Kudos to Laurie. Can't wait for the next book in this series. I love all her books!
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.
I truly enjoyed this novel by Laurie Alice Eakes. Deirdre MacKenzie is the only living child of Daniel MacKenzie, Captain of the Maid of Alexandria clipper, and has been at sea for 22 or her 23 years of life. One disastrous year, her twelfth year, was spent at a boarding school in London so she could be taught how to be a lady, according to her father.

Deirdre is an American at sea, a merchantmen hauling cargo from port to port with her father and his all male crew. They are a family as far as Deirdre is concerned. So when they are attacked by a British privateer ship, they know they are out gunned and out manned and her father orders them to surrender. After raising the white flag, Daniel Mackenzie dies of a heart attack, leaving Deidre to face the privateer and his crew as the new captain of the clipper. She is dressed as a man, but Kieran Ashford discovers he is a she and insists she not be put with the prisoners in the hold, but to be guarded in her cabin.

Sparks fly between these two and the adventure begins. To preserve Deidre's reputation, Kieran offers to marry her and take her home to his family, as apposed to sending her to another family as a noncombatant during war. Reluctantly, she agrees knowing full well she will do all she can to set her fellow crew members free at the first opportunity. Will Deidre betray Kieran? Read and you shall see.

If you love clean historical romance, you will love this book. I recommend it to everyone. Enjoy!