Petals on the River

ThefieryandoutspokenadopteddaughterofoneofEngland'smostformidablewomen,ShemaineO'Hearnhasmadepowerfulenemies.Andnowheradversarieshavefoundawaytoremovethehot-bloodedbeautyfromherlifeofprivilege:byfalselyconvictingShemaineofthieveryandsendingherinshacklestoAmerica,wheresheistobesoldinindenturedservitudetothehighestbidder.InabustlingportcityinthecolonyofVirginia,shebecomestheservantofGageThornton-ashipbuilderwithayoungchildinneedofananny.Anddespitewhisperedrumorscondemningthehandsomewidowerfortheuntimelydeathofhiswife,Shemainecannotignoreherdesireforthiscaring,generousandenigmaticstrangerwhosilentlyacheswithhisgrowingneedforher-evenasgraveperilreachesoutfromacrossavastoceantothreatentheirfloweringlove.