What was it Captain Crowe had said? ‘No woman could pack her trunks in time to sail on the morning tide.’ Well, she was about to prove him wrong.
The Honorable Olivia Trevillion has burnt her bridges. The moment she sets foot on board Captain Luke Crowe’s merchant ship, she knows the elite of society will no longer see her as a respectable woman.
She must choose between saving her brother and saving her good name, and there is no doubt in her mind about what she has to do … even if it means surrendering her innocence to Luke.
Is a journey of illicit discovery with Luke too much of a sacrifice to make for those she loves?
Be Warned: public exhibition
“Staying with me in my cabin would cause a stir among the crew. They might come to believe you are my mistress,” Luke said.
“Let them think what they like. As long as you know I am not your mistress or your doxy, then there is nothing to be concerned about. Captain, I’ve already accepted the fact that I have lost my good name, so you may be easy on that point. If being with you means my reputation is tarnished, but it enables me to find my brother, then so be it. But there is still the problem of having only one bed,” Olivia protested.
“Then here’s an offer for you to consider. Perhaps you should think of sharing my bed as the price you will have to pay for stowing away on board my ship.”
