But he hardly expects to find exquisite Katey Tyler, recently a passenger on his ship, at the center of the plot! Searching for the girl with Anthony, the notoriously hot-headed American sea captain fully intends to make the foolhardy villain pay. With James and his wife, Georgina, in the Caribbean, the demands are received by their houseguest - Georgina's youngest brother, Boyd Anderson. When Sir Anthony Malory's young daughter is abducted from London's Hyde Park, her kidnapper mistakenly sends the ransom note to the home of Sir Anthony's brother, James. She had no idea that her life-changing travels would have both in spades - as well as danger and intrigue - when she catches the eye of ship owner Boyd Anderson and inadvertently stumbles upon a high-stakes kidnapping. After her mother died, vivacious Katey Tyler fled her dull Connecticut town, hoping to meet her relatives in England and find adventure and romance on a grand tour of Europe. Read onlineġ 'New York Times' bestselling author Johanna Lindsey's 'mastery of historical romance' '(Entertainment Weekly)' takes center stage in her eagerly anticipated new novel of the aristocratic Malory family - a passionate, witty, and high-spirited tale that provides startling new information about a prominent member of the family. Now, to avoid falling into a ruthless nobleman’s trap, Julia must enter a risky, intimate charade with a man she never believed she could love. Charmed by a masked Frenchman who gives her her first kiss, she can’t help but pursue this mysterious man-until she makes a shocking discovery. Thrilled that her solicitors have finally come up with a way to free her from her betrothal contract to the Earl of Manford’s son who abandoned her years ago, heiress Julia Miller is ready for the marriage mart and hopes to find that perfect someone at her friend Georgina’s ball. But his reckless attempt to woo Georgina at a masked ball turns out to be the worst mistake of his life because it brings him face to face with another beautiful woman. When he slips back into England to carry out an urgent task, Richard becomes infatuated with a married woman, Georgina Malory. Determined to live his own life, he took to the sea and settled in the Caribbean, joining a band of treasure-hunting pirates and adopting the persona of a carefree, seductive Frenchman named Jean Paul to guard the secrets of his past. Nine years ago, Richard Allen fled England and his controlling father.

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