Seduced by a Pirate is a companion novella to James' full-length work The Ugly Duchess dealing with Sir Griffin Barry. He's returned from sea after 14 years and is determined to go back to his wife that he's been married to the whole time, but he's only known her for 1 day. 
 Phoebe was abandoned by her husband on their wedding night and has had to build a life of her own while being married to a pirate for 14 years. While she's carved out a nice home and life for herself she isn't sure she wants to be married to a pirate (no matter if he's retired or not). 
 Eloisa James does a really good job with such a small amount of space to elaborate. Even though the book is a quick read the plot doesn't feel rushed at all. I've read full-length novels where the romance felt rushed and they had a couple hundred extra pages on this. 
 I'll admit one of the reasons I read this book was because I want to read With This Kiss: Part One which deals with the children of Barry and Ryburn. Plus it's a nice addition to the overall story. Just fills out a few more layers to the story. 
 I've become a fan of Eloisa James. She definitely an author I will read more of. Until Then!