Song of Silkie — Claudette Williams

Silkie's mother had spurned Wade Ashford's affections and now he was going to make her daughter pay for it. After Silkie's mother died, Wade sworn to ruin her daughter so no decent man would want her. But a young sea captain was in love with Silkie and stood up to this ruthless and violent man, vowing to make her his wife.

It was love at first sight for Serena and Aaron.

Sudden, passionate, and all consuming. But they had made a powerful enemy -- the notorious rake Wade Ashford, who had wanted Serena for himself. Ashford's disappointment became an obsession.

Years later, after Serena died, leaving a flaxen-haired beauty of a daughter called Silkie, Wade Ashford saw a way to get revenge. He would torment Silkie and ruin her so no decent man would ever want her. But he reckoned without Dare Trent, the young sea captain who had fallen in love with Silkie in spite of himself. Dare Trent alone stood between Silkie and Wade Ashford. But was he a match for such a ruthless and violent man?