Audio Book Description:
Devastated by her mother`s death, eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Brooks sets sail from England to a Caribbean island in search of her estrangedfather. But instead of encountering a distinguished merchant ship`s captain, she discovers her father has become a pirate! After spending threewonderful years sailing and treasure hunting with him, Gabrielle is dismayed when her fatherdecides she must return to London to find a proper husband. Hisold friend James Malory will sponser her in polite society. In London, Gabrielle is escorted to balls and partiesby James Malory`s wife,Georgina, and her brother, Drew Anderson, a dashing American sea captain who is visiting. Though drawn to Gabrielle`s fiery beauty,Drew, a fun-loving rogue, wants nothing to do with a young woman hunting for a husband. Incensed by Drew`s indifference, Gabrielle isdetermined to win his attentions. But when Drew embroils her in a scandal the night before he`s to sail back to America, Gabrielle vows revenge.Enlisting the help of her father`s pirate cronies, Gabrielle commandeers Drew`s ship andtakes him prisoner. But as passion runs high on theirsea voyage, it becomes difficult to tell who is truly the captor and who is the captive.