The Pirate and the Pagan

Virginia Henley

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Lady Summer St. Catherine is a resourceful, headstrong young noblewoman who turns to smuggling to keep her family's crumbling Cornish estate afloat while caring for her younger brother. She schemes her way into the affections of the wealthy, commanding Lord Ruark Helford, but when her deception comes to light his volatile temper shatters their new marriage. Cast out, Summer finds comfort and adventure with a mysterious pirate whose true identity is more tangled than it first seems, all set against the decadent backdrop of King Charles II's Restoration court. It's a classic, melodramatic 1990s bodice-ripper full of historical color, jealousy, and stormy reconciliation.