First published 2018
Jacqueline Malory refuses to let her father handle her revenge. During her London debut, kidnappers dragged her to the Caribbean, and now James Malory sails with a fleet to punish those responsible. Jack has other plans. She contacts her captor through a mysterious intermediary and boards a ship with her brother Jeremy, determined to settle the score herself. The vessel belongs to an unusual pirate who may not be a pirate at all, but a nobleman with his own vendetta against Captain Hawk, her father's former identity. As Jack confronts this enigmatic man, she discovers his motives run deeper than simple piracy. He seeks to balance old debts from James Malory's seafaring past. The greatest threat Jack faces is not his sword or his ship, but the undeniable attraction growing between them. Her quest for justice becomes complicated by desire as she realizes this mysterious captain may be more victim than villain.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, suspense
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, revenge
Setting: Caribbean, London
Period: 19th-century
352 pages · Kindle Edition · Vergara