The Pirate's Widow — Sandra Dubay

She ran from the hangman's noose into the arms of love.
Callie Llewellyn sailed the world as the wife of the notorious pirate Kit Llewellyn. Along with Kit and his crew, she is sentenced to hang at London's Execution Dock. But Kit engineers her escape and she flees taking Jem Wicke, Kit's cabin boy, with her. Seeking safety and anonymity, they settle in St. Swithin, a tiny village on the Cornish coast. There she catches the eye of Sir Thomas Sedgewyck, a rich and arrogant man who believes her to be Caroline Jenkins, a missionary's widow. He courts her and seeks to make her his own but Callie resists for she has fallen in love with Finn Blount, a local smuggler. Their triangle is the talk of the village and Callie soon discovers that not only does she have enemies who will stop at nothing to keep Sir Thomas from making her his bride, but her spirit and independence have angered a powerful man who has the means to destroy her and everyone she loves.