Lady Georgina Kirkpatrick defied her family, jilted her fiancÊ, and married the man she loved. But when her husband died at Waterloo, she was delivered right back into her fatherâs power . . .
Victory is sweetâbut Englandâs triumph was Georgieâs rout. Now that sheâs widowed, the loathsome marriage her father first arranged has simply been renegotiated. With neither money nor rights, and nowhere to flee, all she can do is cherish her last weeks of freedom. . . . Until a band of ruffians overtake her carriage and kidnap her. When she escapes in seaside Brighton and encounters her brotherâs rather wild friend, Lord St. Justâwhom she suspects aspires to be a pirateâsheâs prepared to entertain more of his adventurous suggestions than usual . . .
St. Just knows his mind and his duty, and he loves a challenge. Helping a fair lady make her farewells to hoodlums suits his talents well. Within the hour he has Georgie, her ladyâs maidâand her little dog tooâsailing for his castle in Cornwall. Meanwhile, the ladyâs entire family, her kidnappers, and her scheming intended are in pursuit. But as he and the indomitable Georgie grow closer, he begins to suspect that together they will prove a match for them all . . .