The Heiress at Sea by Christi Caldwell5/13/2023 ![]() But when his older brother dies, Nathaniel embarks on one last mission before he fulfills his ducal duties with an arranged marriage. Instead, the second-born son relishes his freedom to do as he pleases: pursuing enemy ships in service of the war effort. Nathaniel doesn’t want to be the Duke of Roxburghe. So does notorious privateer Nathaniel Ellsby. But how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing rooms and royal balls when there’s a vast, exciting world to explore? Cassia can find but one solution: she masquerades as a thrill-seeking lad and stows away on a ship bound for open waters. ![]() ![]() Perpetually unattached Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a spinster. ![]() A seafaring journey is the second chance for a lady and the last chance for a marquess in a thrilling novel about rebellious love, secrets, and danger by USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell. ![]()
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