Stolen Treasures — Laurie Ryan

Claire Saunders is on the brink of realizing her dreams and putting her past behind her. She couldn't care less about a group of pirates preying on San Diego. Nothing will derail her. Or so she thinks, until she finds herself an unwilling passenger aboard a schooner at sea. A reluctant participant in a covert operation, she sails farther and farther away from everything she's worked so hard for. Without her there, it will all fall apart. Hot-shot agent Dion Gaetani can't believe he's been saddled with a civilian. Worse, a woman. Guilt-ridden over a prior op gone bad, this is a burden he doesn't need. Together, they must work in close quarters to capture a rogue band of pirates. The stakes are high. Dion's own boat, the Treasure, is the bait. And an unwelcome yet undeniable desire is the complication.