Very few people know Grace is the bastard daughter of the Viscount Forsythe, Harmon Jeffries. Most believe she is the daughter of Dr. Chastain. He knows, however, has never let her forget that she is a bastard. After finding some letters her mother had hidden, Grace realizes her father never forgot her and paid for her schooling and clothes all along. He has written to her yearly and if not for the fact she would have been ostrasized by the ton, he would have acknowledged her.

Because information was leaked to the French, Ethan Sharpe was captured and his crew were either killed or thrown in prison. Ethan escaped and is now the captain of the Sea Devil. His whole purpose in life is to re-capture Harmon Jeffries.

Viscount Forsythe, convicted of treason, escaped the hangman noose with Grace's help. Ethan finds out that she is aboard the Lady Anne sailing for Scarborough. Not knowing the connection between Grace and Jeffries, Ethan believes that she was his mistress. His plan is to capture the ship, take Grace as his prisoner and make her reveal where Jeffries is hiding.

Ethan is very attracted to Grace and decides to seduce her because he wants her in his bed. The morning after, Ethan realizes he has taken her innocence which means there is no way she was Jeffries' mistress. Grace tells him that Jeffries is innocent, but even if he hadn't been, she would have helped him since he is her father. Ethan is stunned and cannot believe that he has ruined his enemy's daughter.

When their night together is revealed, Ethan has no choice but to offer marriage, so he tells himself. The thoughts of marrying Grace is not as revolting as he thinks and once the decision is made just feels right.

The torment that Ethan faces is heart breaking - he wants to love Grace, but her father's treason is first and foremost in his mind. How can he want Grace when the blood of his enemy runs through her? Grace realizes that before they can build a life together Ethan has to stop living for revenge and must put his past to rest.

When it looks like things might be looking up for the couple Grace's father comes to her again asking for help to prove his innocence.

The love scenes are hot especially when Ethan is jealous. I didn't feel like the Ms. Martin just stuck the love scenes in just to have a love scene. The conflict Ethan goes through to love Grace is something you can relate to -- it is real.

I will definitely read the next book just to seen how everyone is doing. The characters really grow on you.

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