A woman embarks on a perilous journey of deception and desire that takes her from eighteenth-century Charleston to England in this sweeping historical romance.
Bragen Alexander has spent years searching for the one whose lies about a crime could send Bragen to the gallows. But not until he encounters the fierce beauty Nichole Heatherton does finding that man become a possibility. If Nichole leads Bragen to Bodine, her ex-fiancé, he promises to bring her along on a tempestuous ocean crossing. In a masquerade that leads the two on a stormy journey, they find themselves forced to wed and to acknowledge their undeniable passion for each other.
Sue Rich lives in a peaceful little town in Northern California, where she writes historical romances while her husband raises animals. With the publication of her first novel, she received a finalist position for Best First Book in the Romance Writers of America national competition. Since then, she has written several romance novels, including The Silver Witch, Wayward Angel, and Amber.