A Victorian beauty finds passionwith the man who may have murdered her father.Madeleine Russell, the beautiful daughter of a shipping magnate, counted on marrying a wealthy husband. Then her fathers disgrace and death left her with no dowry and no suitor. But Maddy and her sisters fully intend to restore their good name. Their first step: find the villain who framed their family. One of her fathers captains, a notorious former pirate, becomes a prime suspect. When Maddy joins the captains household disguised as his newest servant, her dark-eyed, charismatic employer soon develops his own agenda: seductionCaptain Thomas Morgan spent most of his life amassing vast riches and respectabilityand keeping his gypsy roots a secret. Now, he just needs to marry his prim, polished fianceand resist his intriguing new housemaid. A pirate never falls in love, he reminds himself. As mutual deception leads Maddy and the captain into uncharted territory, the truth could anchor them to terrible heartacheor to passion beyond their wildest dreams.