FREE HISTORICAL ROMANCE EBOOK FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR SARA REINKE

Not every pirate lives in the Caribbean...

Who says you can't get something for nothing? Sara Reinke -- who New York Times best-selling author Karen Robards says creates "historical romance the way it should be written!" -- is pleased to introduce Heart's Ransom, a novel-length historical romance that's absolutely free!

Can a woman fall in love with her father’s worst enemy? Can a man love the daughter of his most bitter foe? And what kind of sorry bastard kidnaps a helpless blind girl, anyway?

When Kitty Ransom, daughter one of the most celebrated captains in the English Royal Navy, is abducted by pirates, she finds herself an unwitting pawn in a seafaring game of cat-and-mouse. To make matters worse, the longer she is held, the more Kitty finds herself drawn to her captor -- and the less against her will her circumstances seem.

When Rafe Serrano Beltran finally has the chance to seek revenge against John Ransom, the legendary "Hawk of the High Seas," he seizes it. A physician by trade, and unwilling pirate by honor bound, he agrees to kidnap Ransom's only daughter. How could he have known she was blind? Or beautiful? Or clever enough to find the pair of manacles hidden in his shipboard stateroom -- the pair without a key? Or that once inadvertently chained to her side, he might not want to leave?

Add in a vengeful younger brother, a scorned former lover and a sadistic rival pirate with plans of his own for Kitty and her father, and you have a true swashbuckling, seafaring, romantic adventure.

Reinke is offering Heart's Ransom absolutely FREE in serialized ebook format. Beginning October 3, Reinke will release the book chapter-by-chapter on a weekly basis. Heart's Ransom will be available through its own Yahoo! message loop,* so readers will have to subscribe to enjoy the story. You can subscribe at any time and catch up on chapters missed simply by visiting the archived messages at the group's home page. It's quick, easy, and best of all, it's free!

Reinke is an award-winning author. Her debut epic fantasy, Book of Days was named a finalist in the 2005 Dream Realm Awards, and one of the top ten science-fiction or fantasy titles of the year in the annual Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Her mass-market paperback debut, An Unexpected Engagement will be released in February 2007 from Medallion Press; a science-fiction thriller, Tethers is coming out in November from Samhain Publishing and the first installment in a new vampire/paranormal series, Dark Thirst will be coming soon from Kensington Publishing.

So why give away a free book? "Easy," Reinke says. "I'm extremely hesitant to purchase titles from an author if I'm unfamiliar with their work. Excerpts are all well and good, but they're more like movie trailers, and sometimes it takes more than a good teaser to get me to try something different. I'm just stubborn like that. I figure I'm not alone. So I'm offering more than an excerpt so readers can see whether or not they enjoy my books."

Get a sneak peek at Heart's Ransom, learn more about the book and its characters, subscribe to the distribution loop and more by visiting Reinke's website: www.sarareinke.com.

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* Due to the adult nature of Heart's Ransom, you must be 18 years or older to subscribe