Publisher: Canary Street Press,  August 26, 2025

Format: ebook

Pages: 445

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

From a world where women are forbidden to use magic and the only freedom is found on the Caribbean high seas comes a swashbuckling romantasy from USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh.

Condemned as a witch, sentenced to die, Alys Tanner uses her innate magical power to flee Puritanical New England. Stealing a ship, Alys becomes captain of The Sea Witch, leading its all-female, sorcery-wielding pirate crew. But the colonial British navy is in hot pursuit. The navy fights for a choke hold on the Caribbean and will destroy anything they cannot control, especially witches.

When Ben Priestley, a headstrong naval navigator, is inadvertently captured by the lady pirates, dangerous truths are revealed. A quest that could turn the tides against the navy’s might ignites a reluctant partnership between the by-the-books prisoner and the fierce witch pirate captain. While they brave backstabbing pirates, perilous tropical islands and monster-filled seas, Alys and Ben’s mistrust grows into unexpected desire as they battle an enemy that will stop at nothing to rule the waves.

My Review:

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: enemies to lovers, witches and pirates
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Alys and a group of women flee a colonial town after being condemned as witches, and they decide to take up an all women pirate crew in the Caribbean. When the British Navy attacks the group of pirates, Ben chases after Alys and ends up getting captured by the Sea Witch.
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This was a fun pirates/witches historical romance that was fast paced and I liked the romance between Alys and Ben. I also loved the conversation around how the women chose to become pirates because they did not have any other choices for themselves, and even though piracy isn’t great, it is their choice and having that choice is important. Overall, an interesting story and I am curious to see what happens next!