Rebbecca MacIntyre
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Charlie Smithson is the Royal Navy’s youngest full captain, until the breech of a cannon explodes, ending his naval career. In a dirty infirmary, desp
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erate, hoping for death, Charlie is rescued by his best friend, Justin Deveraux, the Duke of Wessex.
Ariel Deveraux, at twenty-three, is not quite on the shelf. With a fat dowry and the scion of the powerful Deverauxs, one would think suitors would clamor for her. But she is too tall, too well read, and too intelligent to suit most men. Charlie is not most men. He fell in love with her while recovering from his injuries. Now struggling to make a living as a naval architect, he cannot love and support Ariel as she deserves, nor will he live off her money.
Ariel is determined to wait for him to come to his senses, but an impetuous decision puts scandal on her doorstep. Marriage seems the only way out. Ariel receives a proposal, one that will take her far from London and her dream of a life with Charlie.
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