The
Wildest Shore
Teasing
the female passengers about the perils of the
open sea was great fun, but once Horatio
Merivale opened his mouth to laugh at danger,
he wished he'd kept it shut. A storm dragged
the Coventry under, and it was all the East
India Company officer could do to rescue a
terrified blonde from the merchantman's
foundering hulk. Still, the girl brought out
the best in him, and the whole escapade seemed
the start of a marvelous adventure.
Though she was but a simple lady's maid, the
recurring dream luring Anne Hazlett from
England was grand -- a turquoise seascape with
a jade-carved island whose beaches beckoned.
Yet she hadn't expected to arrive on flotsam,
be accosted by pirates, or have such an odd
entourage. Indeed, the man who'd saved her was
thrilled by their bad luck! "The Hand of
Destiny" he called it. And looking into her
eyes, the grinning Horatio made a promise: The
current that swept them forward was irrestible,
but he would see Anne to... The Wildest
Shore.
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