The Pirate Lord

Sabrina Jeffries

Book 1 of Lord Trilogy

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Set in the early 1800s, this historical romance follows Sara Willis, an earl's stepsister posing as a reformer aboard a convict ship bound for Australia, and Gideon Horn, the American pirate captain known as the Pirate Lord. When Gideon and his crew seize the ship hoping to find wives for their planned island utopia, Sara strikes a bargain to give the women time to choose their own fates, sparking a battle of wills that slowly turns into passion. Their growing attraction is complicated by secrets from Gideon's past and the arrival of Sara's determined stepbrother. The story blends swashbuckling adventure with a slow-building courtship between two stubborn, principled leads.