The Captain

By: Christi Caldwell

Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Heather Wilds

From USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell comes a dark tale of betrayal, jealousy, and the dangerous passion ignited between a vengeful captain and the young woman who loves him.

Miss Linnie McQuoid Smith has spent a lifetime dreaming of love, but the man she’s always longed for is no longer the one she remembers. Captain Jeremy Tremaine, once a devoted family friend, is now consumed by vengeance, his heart hardened by betrayal at sea.

Lord Culross, on the other hand, offers Linnie the kind of future she ought to want. Yet his quiet devotion and steadfast affection pale in comparison to the intoxicating and undeniable pull she feels toward Tremaine.

But Tremaine’s thirst for power threatens to eclipse their desire for one another, and the demons he carries may destroy them both. As shadows close in, Linnie must decide: the safe path of a love freely given, or the reckless passion that could cost her everything.

©2025 by Christi Caldwell. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

strong language, graphic sex scenes

While the story line was very good, there were too many detailed sex scenes. Nothing was left to the imagination.

5 starts

Different but magnificent great male character lovely female character, officially my favorite Caldwell book, magic.....

Terrible female narrator

I had to finish this book through the written version, which I enjoyed after ditching the audio version, The male narrator was phenomenal but I wanted to pull my hair out while trying to listen when the woman was narrator. Her tone literally made me feel as if I were on a boat going upppp and downnnn and..... nauseating. Just awful. Thankfully, I was able to read the book successfully and did enjoy it. I don't know who the female narrator was but when I find out, I'll never listen to another she does.

Good story

It was good. Narration was good, I don’t think it needed to be as long as it was.

Wonderful!

I rarely, if ever write reviews. This was my first book by this author, but it will definitely not be my last. The story and narration was so good.
I almost didn’t read/listen to it due to a previous negative review about the narration. I truly loved both narrators. Rarely, have I found both narrators that work so well together and bring the book to life.
I’m glad I went with instinct and got this book. I look forward to more books by this author and narrators.