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Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest…

The Southern belle was off-limits to him, making her even more desirable.

It is 1860—a tumultuous time for the United States—and for Farrah Devore, another kind of war is brewing. Heartbroken over her mother's recent passing, the Virginia belle is also struggling with her looming engagement to Ethan Abrams—a man she does not want. But she cannot defy her father's wishes and break tradition, can she? Like the nation, Farrah is on the cusp of change.

Shipping mogul Adrian Casimir has a love for adventure that he fosters through his second, secret identity as a pirate—Captain Bain Navarre. The handsome rogue has grown bored with spending meaningless nights in the company of strumpets to relieve his frustrations. His life on the high seas is all about taking risks, but he has never taken one with his heart. And what bigger risk would there be than seducing the innocent daughter of a plantation owner who forbids him to have her?

After her fateful encounter with Adrian Casimir, Farrah becomes infatuated with the dashing older man, feeling her first stirrings of passion. Thus, when her father says Adrian is not a proper suitor, Farrah must decide if she will conform to tradition and marry Ethan or risk everything to follow her heart toward something…Scandalous.