"The complication they don't want ... Lady Katherine Kinloch survived captivity once. Now the notorious captain of her own ship, @27 she refuses to let anyone jeopardize her hard-won freedom. But on a voyage to England to fight for her family's endangered estate, Katherine is thrown off course when she unknowingly rescues celebrated naval captain James Warre ... a man who stands for everything she despises. The passion they desperately need ... Haunted by regret for his role in her dark past, nearly 40, James is determined to be more than the cold, calculating officer Katherine expects. Her seduction is his obsession, but his pride hangs in the balance if he gives in to temptation. And hiding beneath the scorching attraction between them lies a secret that could force the two apart for good"--Page 4 of cover.