Fearing for her innocence, doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons commits a shocking and desperate act. Now she must flee--and seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger. Though courting scorn and serious peril through his actions, Captain Brandon Birmingham abducts the beautiful sapphire-eyed fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. Only she can unlock the tenderness in his heart and he vows she will be his