Desire in the Sun Book

This... was definitely not quite what I had expected from the blurb. Although I'd guessed he was mixed race ("the dark secret that ran in his blood" and all), I certainly had no inkling of what was to come. But once what happened did happen, I was hoping for a bit more exploration on views of people of a different race and maybe some abolition thrown in. However, it was made pretty clear that the heroine would never have fallen in love with the hero if he had actually looked black, rather than looking completely white and just happening to be 1/32 African, and even the hero still seemed to be fine with slavery at the end, as long as it didn't apply to him. The characters' feelings may be historically accurate, but it definitely made the heroine a seem bit unsympathetic.

The book had some surprising twists in places, but for the most part it was pretty obvious what would happen next. I was expecting some pirate gang rape, though, so at least in that I was spared. (I can't believe I just typed that.)

So not a bad book, just not what I had hoped it would be.

But also, what kind of English gentleman in 1792 has a mustache?! Not any that I've heard of, certainly. And the fashions were off, too. Swallowtail coats are Victorian, and the name "empire dress" also didn't come along until much later, even if it described the style of the time.