New author Tessa Dare takes passion to the high seas in this steamy tale of a runaway bride and a devilishly disarming privateer. Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society's constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom, packs up her paints and sketchbook, and assumes a new identity, posing as a governess to secure passage on the Aphrodite. She wants a life of her own: unsheltered, unconventional, uninhibited. But it's one thing to sketch her most wanton fantasies, and quite another to face the dangerously handsome libertine who would steal both her virtue and her gold. To any well-bred lady, Benedict "Gray" Grayson is trouble in snug-fitting boots. A conscienceless scoundrel who sails the seas for pleasure and profit, Gray lives for conquest-until Sophia's perception and artistry stir his heart. Suddenly he'll brave sharks, fire, storm, and sea just to keep her at his side. She's beautiful, refined, and ripe for seduction. Could this counterfeit governess be a rogue's redemption? Or will the runaway heiress's secrets destroy their only chance at love?
Sobre o autor(a)
Dare, Tessa
Tessa Dare é autora best-seller do The New York Times e do USA Today, com mais de trinta romances históricos e eróticos já publicados. Mesclando astúcia, sensualidade e emoção, Tessa escreve histórias ambientadas na era vitoriana com as quais leitores modernos se identificam. Seus livros já ganharam inúmeras honrarias, incluindo duas vezes o prestigioso prêmio RITA, além do Selo de Excelência da RT Book Reviews. Bibliotecária por formação e amante de livros por vocação, Tessa fez do sul da Califórnia o seu lar, onde vive com o marido, dois filhos e um trio de gatinhos fora de série. |