Across a Moonlit Sea Book

Re-read for challenge 2019. Keeper!
Wish I could add one more star..loved it better the second time!

There are a lot of really good pirate romances out there to read, and they usually start off with the hero-Captain/Pirate who is ruthless & cunning, saving, capturing, and kidnapping the Heroine.. be she "demure" or "spitfire hellion".
My favorite to read is when said "he" arrogant pirate meets his match with said "she" pirate.
The story opens with Captain Dante & his crew who have nearly lost their lives as well as the ship due to being betrayed by his partner.
When all seems lost Captain Spence, his crew & his daughter "Beau" come upon the badly damaged ship.
Dante trusting no one, now takes control of their ship so he can transfer his precious cargo before it sinks with his ship.
There is much sparring between the captains, and Beau they & their crew set out to help Dante to find his betrayer & reap the rewards.
This author sure knows how to tell about battles at sea, the way she describes them throughout the book was like being there.
You could feel the recoil of the cannons, and smell the gunpowder, the masts above as they splinter when fired upon.
What follows is lots of swashbuckling adventure!
Most of all, great chemistry between two fiery souls, the secondary characters were also fun,
The history was very informative and the story behind Queen Elizabeth & her "sea hawks" & the time period itself was very interesting.
I'm looking forward to reading the 2nd book in the series
Highly recommend for those who love a good swashbuckling pirate romance.