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Improper Proposal

A fearless young woman scandalously pursues the captain of her heart in this adventuresome Victorian romance.

England, 1830. Swashbuckling beauty Payton Dixon has two passionate dreams—to sail the open sea on her own clipper ship, and to capture the love of Captain Connor Drake. But both seem impossibly out of reach, since her beloved captain is about to marry another, and worse, he’s been given her ship as a wedding present from her traitorous father.

Out to prove she has right on her side, Payton manages to unleash a scandal and ignite all sorts of trouble. As for Drake, he’s surprised to discover that the girl he’s grown up with has transformed into the most alluring woman he’s ever encountered.

Patricia Cabot, Meg Cabot

PATRICIA CABOT is a pen name of MEG CABOT, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for both adults and tweens/teens, including the Princess Diaries series. She was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, and has also lived in Grenoble, France; Carmel, California; and New York City. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Indiana University. She currently lives in Key West, Florida with her husband and various cats.