A seafaring journey is the second chance for a lady and the last
chance for a marquess in a thrilling novel about rebellious love,
secrets, and danger by USA Today bestselling author Christi
Caldwell.
Perpetually unattached Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a
spinster. But how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing
rooms and royal balls when there's a vast, exciting world to explore?
Cassia can find but one solution: she masquerades as a thrill-seeking
lad and stows away on a ship bound for open waters. Adventure awaits. So
does notorious privateer Nathaniel Ellsby.
Nathaniel doesn't want to be the Duke of Roxburghe. Instead, the
second-born son relishes his freedom to do as he pleases: pursuing enemy
ships in service of the war effort. But when his older brother dies,
Nathaniel embarks on one last mission before he fulfills his ducal
duties with an arranged marriage. That's the intention, at least--until
he discovers that his woefully green deckhand is a fetching but
vulnerable woman in disguise.
Nathaniel's new mission is to protect Cassia from the perils of the sea,
both above and below the water, by sharing the close confines of the
captain's quarters. As roiling emotions turn to love, Nathaniel and
Cassia realize the greatest risks--to the Crown, to their futures, and
to the heart--still lie ahead.
