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Set in 1790, A Cruel Harvest tells the epic tale of Orlaith and Brannon, young lovers whose futures are jeopardized when Moorish pirates raid their Irish fishing village. Orlaith and her infant son manage to escape the savage attack, but Brannon is captured. Thrown into the hold of the pirates’ ship, the young farmer is spirited away to the harsh confines of North Africa. There he is sold into slavery and forced to serve in the army of the sadistic Sultan of Morocco. Back in Ireland, a heartbroken Orlaith faces certain ruin unless she agrees to marry wealthy landowner Randall Whitely. But Whitely is a cruel man, and life with him quickly becomes a waking nightmare. Though separated by thousands of miles, Orlaith and Brannon draw on their great love to challenge the oppression of the tyrants keeping them apart. Stretching from the windswept coast of Ireland to the sunbaked hills of Morocco, A Cruel Harvest is a thrilling novel of adventure, survival, and once-in-a-lifetime love.
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"A surprisingly well-written bodice ripper. Cruel sultans, lustful lords, flashing scimitars, true love, treachery and honor, the true king vs. the usurper, sailing ships and spitting camels. Beautiful, almost lyrical descriptions of Ireland, the sea, the desert. Totally fun and engrossing!"
— Sjancourtz (5 out of 5 stars)
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“The characters are memorable, the suspense is visceral, and the swashbuckling set pieces are as compelling and well described as the quieter moments of inner conflict and moral dilemma.
— Publishers Weekly
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" Just finished A Cruel Harvest - what a great book! Action packed to the end - would make a great movie. "
— Annelise, 1/20/2014 -
" Took my breath away "
— Djenii, 1/13/2014 -
" Actually 3.5 stars. The story reminds me of Les Miserables, one disaster after another! There were too many (and too lengthy) fight scenes for my taste. "
— Susan, 12/17/2013 -
" Basic premise is good (Arab slavers hitting the Irish coast, lovers separated, English aristocracy with its boot on the Irish neck) but lacks depth and the time period is too late (early in the 18th century rather than 1790 would be more historically accurate). "
— Bill, 7/20/2013 -
" The book is entertaining enough, in spite of the inaccuracies and the corniness. "
— Jessica, 3/25/2013 -
" I read this only because of the hope I had that it would be a great pirate story. What a disappointment! It was so predictable I actually wondered if I had read it before!! Great cover though! Love the ship;) "
— Susan, 1/23/2013 -
" Anachronistic and highly inplausable. I was unable to finish it. "
— Eric, 12/30/2012
About Paul Reid
Paul Reid is an award-winning journalist and a former feature writer for Cox Newspapers. In late 2003 his friend, William Manchester, in failing health, asked him to complete The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm. He lives in North Carolina.
About Sarah Coomes
Sarah Coomes trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and spent three blissful years there, learning how to cry, speak Shakespeare, and stage fight like a tiger. She is a comedienne and an actress, appearing in numerous television shows in England, including a recurring role as Nurse Leonard in the popular series EastEnders. She won the 2008 Westminster Prize for her play Hookie and an AudioFile Earphones Award for her narration of The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce in 2011.