Fate rarely obeys the will of men...or womenA lesson Lorena St. John learns as she sails on the next tide to marry a man she has never met. She's devastated, yet she must obey her iron-handed stepfather, or face seeing her beloved sisters suffer the consequences.When she arrives in Bermuda, her carefully kindled hopes are dashed as she comes face to face with the man who she is expected to wed. Defiance gets her locked out of his home, vulnerable to the harsh sun--and a band of desperate men.Captain Warren Rawlins isn't above using Lorena as a shield to recuse his brothers from a British fortress. Once aboard his ship, though, he finds Lorena is no fragile English bloom. She's a delectable handful with a sharp sense of honor---and an even sharper tongue.He's a rogue and her captor---yet Lorena discovers herself softening towards the rough captain of the Huntress. Warren has a sense of nobility which far outweighs the proper gentleman she was sent to wed. It's a losing battle to resist him and indulge in the gift fate has given her to taste love.All too soon Boston Harbor looms, but her return to society doesn't bring the safety she thinks it does. Warren takes to the sea once more, to fight for the woman he loves. Winner takes all...