#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood proves why she is the undisputed queen of romance yet again with this sensual story of passion and adventure on the high seas. Beautiful and audacious, Sara Winchester is no longer the child she was when she married Nathan, Marquess of St. James. Determined to win his love completely, Sara, blissfully unaware of Nathan's notorious bootlegging past, has been gleefully waiting for the day when her husband would come to reclaim her heart. The man who stands before her is arrogant, mysterious, and undeniably sexy...an infamous pirate whose touch arouses her wildest, deepest desires. Aboard his ship, The Seahawk , Nathan becomes infuriated yet enchanted by Sara's sweetly defiant ways, but upon their return to England, their love will be painfully tested by an ugly family scandal that threatens to tear them apart. With their future at stake, they discover the true destiny of their love.
Publishers Weekly,This bland romance, which borders on formulaic, recycles a few elements from Garwood's earlier novel Guardian Angel . In 1802, in an attempt to bring peace between two warring families, the king arranges a marriage between the 14-year-old Nathanialsp ok Baker, marquess of St. James, and Lady Sara Winchester, who is four. Fourteen years later and now a pirate, Nathan wishes to claim his bride--and the property that comes with her--but the Winchesters aren't cooperating. Nathan decides to indulge in a ``clean, uncomplicated kidnapping'' and spirits his wife out of England on one of his ships. In fact Sara, long infatuated with her absent, mysterious husband, settles into life at sea quite cheerfully, enlivening the voyage by accidentally destroying a couple of sails, giving the crew food poisoning and setting the vessel on fire. Despite it all, her determined affection for and faith in Nathan and his crew gradually wins her a place in their crusty, seafaring souls and a loyalty that is tested when, on their return to London, Sara's father threatens to expose an old scandal that could ruin the St. James name. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
