"Use one of the empty food barrels in the hold. His complexion as white as the extra sails being swiftly hoisted by the crew, he hadn't been gentle about shoving her toward the stairs. Unlike the captain, Avery Dobs didn't appear eager for the upcoming confrontation. Until the first mate pulled her aside and told her to hide. His enthusiasm - and dare she say delight? - had certainly relieved her mind. He'd even laughed about it and shaken his fist at the Jolly Roger flying from the attacking ship's mainmast, which was visible now to the naked eye. He'd been nothing but confident that he could lose the ship bearing down on them. It wasn't the captain who'd given her the order, though. That had been Gabrielle Brooks's first thought as well after the noise had drawn her up to the deck and she'd seen what was causing the commotion. She'd been told to hide, and stay hidden. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. But as passion runs high on their sea voyage, it becomes difficult to tell who is truly the captor and who is the captive.
Enlisting the help of her father’s pirate cronies, Gabrielle commandeers Drew’s ship and takes him prisoner. But when Drew embroils her in a scandal the night before he’s to sail back to America, Gabrielle vows revenge. Incensed by Drew’s indifference, Gabrielle is determined to win his attentions. Though drawn to Gabrielle’s fiery beauty, Drew, a fun-loving rogue, wants nothing to do with a young woman hunting for a husband. In London, Gabrielle is escorted to balls and parties by James Malory’s wife, Georgina, and her brother, Drew Anderson, a dashing American sea captain who is visiting. His old friend James Malory will sponsor her in polite society. But instead of encountering a distinguished merchant ship’s captain, she discovers her father has become a pirate! After spending three wonderful years sailing and treasure hunting with him, Gabrielle is dismayed when her father decides she must return to London to find a proper husband. Devastated by her mother’s death, eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Brooks sets sail from England to a Caribbean island in search of her estranged father.
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