Danger on the seven seas is no match for what he finds on land... Keith MacLean set sail for adventure alongside his twin Kyle when they were only boys. Forced from their homes into piracy, Keith’s reputation as the Scarlet Blade precedes him. Keith inherits the Lady Grace from the reformed pirate Rowan MacNeil and is reputed for giving his captives a choice between his sword or sea.Keith anticipates a night of pleasure when he comes ashore in a sleepy village on the Greek Isles. But a chance encounter while on land sets him on a course for unprecedented danger. Rough waters await a stowaway on a pirate ship... Sarafina Drakos never knew her father and watched her mother waste away working in the village tavern. Raised among the dregs of society, Sarafina faces a certain future that is far too much like her mother’s. Desperate to escape, Sarafina chooses a life aboard a pirate ship. But when she’s discovered, her feelings aren’t the only thing tied up. The Scarlet Blade demands order within his crew. When Sarafina disobeys, she finds herself over Keith’s knee. A punishment she willingly accepts. As danger lurks along the Barbary Coast, Keith and Sarafina find their blossoming romance challenged by rival pirates set on revenge. Sarafina and Keith must fight to turn the tides when danger rips them apart. But can a pirate and his stowaway trust one another or is their love doomed to the bottom of the Meditteranean Sea? Embark on a journey filled with desire and pleasure when you sail away with this lusty tale of a pirate and his lady in Celeste Barclay's The Scarlet Blade of the Sea. Pirates of the Isles is a STEAMY series where lust and love become tangled when pirates and their ladies toe the line between pain and pleasure. Travel to the Hebrides and the coast of Scotland, Ireland, and the Mediterranean as these pirates pillage and plunder not only villages and ships but the women fearless enough to take them on. Each book can be read as a standalone, but many characters appear throughout the series. This passionate love story is ready to go up in flames. The Scarlet Blade of the Sea is a book filled with scorching desire with elements of discipline and explicit sexual scenes, including anal play and intimate objects. If this type of material offends you, please do not download.