It seemed so distant and unreachable to the innocent, young Sarah Moody,lady's maid in a wealthy London Home. Then suddenly the world turns upsidedown. Sarah is abducted and smuggled aboard a ship sailing for theColonies... a dark and stormy voyage filled with violence, treachery, andunbridled lust. In the midst of wanton revelry and unspeakable hardshipSarah recognizes a spark of something solid and true in one man. CaptainJebediah Hawkins. As the ship reaches New Orleans, Sarah quickly realizesthat her adventures have only just begun. The young girl who cringed at theleast threat would now boldly face the turbulent dangers of a strange landwhere bravery and passion know no bounds. And would Captain Hawkins be butthe first man to kindle the flaming desires of the raven-haired Sarah... orthe last?