Hart’s Passion The Second Pirates & Petticoats Novel Determined to find the identity of her true father, sword-wielding tempest Keelan Grey embarks on a journey to solve the mystery. A deranged doctor’s need for revenge and a run-in with pirates forces Keelan to disguise herself as a cook’s helper to escape from Charleston. Unable to get the fiery-haired Keelan Grey off his mind, Landon Hart wants her to sail away with him but the pirates target Landon’s merchant fleet and the only way to keep Keelan safe is to send her north so he can draw the pirates away from her. But Keelan has a mind and a quest of her own…. When Landon discovers that the new cook’s helper is none other than Keelan, he’s not sure if he should be angry or relieved. One thing is for certain; the pirates suspect she’s aboard and it’s not long before their schooner is spotted on the horizon.

Pirates & Petticoats novels are sassy, romantic adventures set just prior to the War of 1812. An independent young lady meets a bold merchant captain pursued by a band of Caribbean pirates...what could possibly go wrong? After a daring escape, Captain Landon Hart sails the Desire to Charleston for repairs and to keep a mysterious appointment with a plantation owner. He meets a sword-wielding, fiery-haired tempest on the way, and he isn't prepared for the impact she has on his tightly guarded heart...nor the trouble she manages to attract. Keelan Grey had a solid plan that would save her from an arranged marriage to a cruel plantation owner until a deathbed confession from a loved one plunges her into a dark plot of deception and revenge. Desperate for help, Keelan finds an unlikely ally in the exasperating but irresistible sea captain. But while she trusts him with her life, can she trust him with her secrets? Hart's Desire is set just prior to the War of 1812, when privateers sailed the seas looking for enemy merchant ships to plunder. Hart's Desire is a story about a young woman from England, who's suddenly thrust into plantation life as the daughter of the plantation owner. Hart's Desire is rich with fascinating insights into the Low Country of Charleston, the food, the medicines and the lifestyles of the people of that time. Keelan is a very independent woman who is determined to avoid a marriage of convenience. Landon and his business partner dock their ships in the Charleston harbor for repairs. Weeks earlier the merchant fleet owner, Landon's mentor, set up a mysterious appointment with George Grey of Twin Pines plantation-Keelan's father. It is this meeting which forces Landon and Keelan's paths to cross. Keelan has been well-tutored by her father's valet, and not only can she read, write and keep the accounts for the plantation, but she can also fence and defend herself with a dagger. Romance readers will love this spunky heroine and the scoundrel who can't help but fall in love with her. Categories: Historical Historical Romance Historical Adventure Pirate Adventure Historical Southern Romance

Before Landon and Keelan can set sail for Jamaica in search of the pirates who took Conal and his ship, they have to journey back north to transport a group of runaway slaves to Philadelphia. When an attack leaves Landon with a head injury that erases the last five years of his life, Keelan is forced to fight for the man she loves. Will Landon fall in love with her twice in a lifetime?