What the Parrot Saw

Historical pirate romance, with a female ship captain whose business is sailing around the Caribbean hijacking slave ships and rescuing those in captivity. I didn't know until I read the author's note that some of these characters were based on real historical figures, and that in the years before Florida was a state, that slaves often escaped southward into the islands of the “West Indies” and not just toward freedom in the north. Great chemistry between the two leads, Oliver and Mattie, and a parrot that thinks he's a cat; the historical setting maybe felt a leeeetle heavy considering the lightness of the romance, but still a good read.