A ship captain and a beautiful stowaway embark on a tempestuous voyage of the heart in the New York Times–bestselling author's epic Regency romance.

England, 1803. They come from opposite worlds: Brianne, a young woman trapped in a life from which she longs to escape; and Captain Marcus Delaine, the Earl of Hawksmoor, a man whose heart and soul cannot be touched by anyone. When Brianne stows away on his ship, they discover a passion as wild as the sea...

But when tragedy strikes, Brianne and Marcus are torn from each other, and the love between them is buried beneath an agonizing betrayal. Traveling to England, Brianne is determined to touch the heart of the vengeful, embittered man Marcus has become . . . even if it means losing him forever.