The Gentleman Pirate — Janette Radcliffe

For Sheila O'Donnell, Regency England seemed a world away from the tropical plantation that she managed in the absence of its owner. But when Lord Lionel Maitland suddenly returned to his island estate from London with a party of elegant ladies and gentlemen, Sheila was plunged into a dizzying whirl of Regency romance and intrigue.

Nothing had prepared Sheila for the wild ways of these jaded aristocrats. And no man had ever filled Sheila with such turmoil as did Lord Lionel, so hateful one moment, so irresistible the next. How could Sheila protect herself from the cynical seductions of these Regency rakes and the painful mockery of these sophisticated women of the world? How could she hope to attract a man who had tasted the pleasures of highest society and enjoyed the favors of the most dazzling and witty of ladies? As a storm raged in Sheila's heart, and a hurricane roared outside the great plantation house, love proved that it could defy all odds to triumph in a most unexpected and delightful way.

Hero: Lord Lionel Maitland
Heroine: Sheila O'Donnell