The Captain's Lady Set during the dark winter months of 1804 The Captain’s Lady charts a story of passion, drama and intrigue on a journey from the rolling Hampshire countryside, across the high seas to the Rock of Gibraltar and back again. Forced into intimate proximity aboard HMS Pallas Nathaniel and Georgiana must fight to suppress not only exposure of her true identity, but also their growing desire for one another, a task that becomes increasingly impossible during their voyage across the stormy seas. Disaffected from his father the navy is everything that is important to him in life, so when he discovers that his new third class ship’s boy is in truth a girl, he knows that her secret risks not only Miss Raithwaite’s reputation but his career. Lord Nathaniel Hawke, middle son of the Earl of Porchester, has worked hard to achieve his captaincy in Nelson’s navy. For Georgiana is taken by the naval Press Gang that roams the coastal towns of Southern England and ends up amidst 185 sailors aboard ship. But she has no idea just how her decision to disguise herself as a boy for the journey, a caution undertaken with her own safety in mind, is about to change her life in more ways than she can imagine. Mistaken Mistress Miss Georgiana Raithwaite decides to seek refuge with a female relative to escape imminent marriage to a cruel tyrant of a man.
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