They meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain's
rugged eastern coast: Captain Jack, his handsome features etched in
silver and shadow, his powerful physique compelling "Kit" Cranmer to
surrender. He is her dream lover come vividly alive, and his command of
the smuggling gang is absolute. His all-knowing gaze penetrates her
disguise as the "lad" leader of a rival gang with frightening ease and
his "punishment" with kisses leaves her maidenly modesty in tatters.
Suddenly Kit finds she's only too delighted to explore with Jack the
pleasures conventionally reserved for married ladies . . . little
knowing what dangerous forces she's unleashing. For even as Kit revels
in midnight gallops and cottage rendezvous, Captain Jack is laying a
gentle trap that will curtail her freedom . . . and bind her to him with
a ring, a promise . . . and ties of devotion and desire.