BLACKGUARD OF A BLOCKADE-RUNNER Freedom Walker was too proud to show fear before Captain Ty Carrington's furious accusations. She was NOT a Union spy; she was only helping a runaway slave escape by stowing away aboard Carrington's sea vessel. For now, though, she was at the blockade runner's mercy, and would have to submit stoically to his search through her clothing for secret documents. But as her slender curves were revealed to his scrutiny and his fingers brushed intimately over her porcelain-white flesh, Freedom shivered with something more than fear. A man like Carrington would be difficult to deny, no matter what he demanded... BEAUTY OF AN ABOLITIONIST Even after his futile search for evidence - one that he'd made sure was thorough - Carrington was not completely convinced that the little stowaway wasn't a traitor. If she was smart, she wouldn't be carrying anything on her anyway. But 29 year old Carrington had a way of dealing with deceptive women - even ones as seemingly virtuous and self-righteous as 20 year old Freedom Walker. He'd see how virtuous she really was when he continued his exploration of her tantalizing body during their long nights at sea, and what secrets a few slow, sensual kisses could coax from those prim lips!