Having fled to Seattle to weather a broken heart, Lindy Kyle was unprepared for a roommate like Rush Callaghan. Strong, sensitive and sexy, the temporarily dry–docked naval officer was everything she'd ever dreamed of in a man...in a husband.

But Rush was also a man who placed duty to his country above all else. Though he and Lindy were swept away on a tide of passion, his true mistress was the sea. Lindy would have to prove she had the stamina to be his ideal first mate...the courage to be his wife.