Surrender of a Siren: A Novel

NewauthorTessaDaretakespassiontothehighseasinthissteamytaleofarunawaybrideandadevilishlydisarmingprivateer.Desperatetoescapealovelessmarriageandsociety’sconstraints,pamperedheiressSophiaHathawayjiltshergroom,packsupherpaintsandsketchbook,andassumesanewidentity,posingasagovernesstosecurepassageontheAphrodite.Shewantsalifeofherown:unsheltered,unconventional,uninhibited.Butit’sonethingtosketchhermostwantonfantasies,andquiteanothertofacethedangerouslyhandsomelibertinewhowouldstealbothhervirtueandhergold.Toanywell-bredlady,Benedict“Gray”Graysonistroubleinsnug-fittingboots.Aconsciencelessscoundrelwhosailstheseasforpleasureandprofit,Graylivesforconquest–untilSophia’sperceptionandartistrystirhisheart.Suddenlyhe’llbravesharks,fire,storm,andseajusttokeepherathisside.She’sbeautiful,refined,andripeforseduction.Couldthiscounterfeitgovernessbearogue’sredemption?Orwilltherunawayheiress’ssecretsdestroytheironlychanceatlove?,