Publisher's Synopsis
Edward Strathmore was torn from his home due to his father's failures, Viscount Strathmore, and handed over to the care of an unrelenting corsair, Bartolomew Blackwood. After Blackwood's death, Edward takes command of the Black Swan, adopting the name Raoul D'Argent to escape his noble past. He becomes a feared pirate, but the weight of his history and the ghosts of his past continue to haunt him.
With the death of Viscount Strathmore, Edward inherits not only his father's debts but also an arranged marriage to Eliza Montfort, the daughter of a duke. Upon returning to England, he is forced to confront not just the imposed marriage but also the legacy of his lineage and the shadows of his pirate life. Though he has become a well-known name on the seas, Edward continues to run from his own emotions and the fate that has been laid before him.
Meanwhile, Eliza also finds herself trapped by her fate, forced to marry in order to preserve her family's honor, while the weight of English society threatens to crush her. What seemed to be a simple forced alliance transforms into a dangerous game of secrets and revelations, as the wedding approaches and the mysterious documents that haunt Edward's past come to light.
Will Edward be able to face the weight of his heritage and the future that has been imposed upon him? And will Eliza escape the chains that bind her? Between unfulfilled desires, family secrets, and a marriage that defies fate, both must confront the demons of their past before the future destroys them.
