Pair of Hearts — Myra Rowe

THE WHEEL OF THE RIVERBOAT TURNED...AND CARRIED HER INTO THE DANGEROUS WATERS OF LOVE
Beautiful Roxanne Willows sewed the gold she found on her stepfather's farm into her petticoats and bought a ticket on the Mississippi's most luxurious steamboat. Behind her lay nightmare memories of poverty and an attempted rape by her stepbrother Aaron. Ahead of her waited a chance to waltz in salons lit by glittering chandeliers, to dress in silk and velvet, and to never feel another night of cold and hunger - if she could find a mature, rich man to marry.

Then handsome Daniel "Captain Sean" Ryan tipped his hat and smiled his rakish smile. Although her heart began to flutter, Roxanne snubbed him. She couldn't afford to fall for a mysterious riverboat gambler even when his kisses touched her lips with fire. But Roxanne was innocent of where desire could lead. She thought she could beat Sean in a game of passion...not knowing that the wild cards he held were a startling secret and the fearsome power of love.