It’s been a while since I’ve read a historical romance that primarily takes place at sea, and I forgot how much I enjoyed them. This is such a fun and entertaining historical romance. As roiling emotions turn to love, Nathaniel and Cassia realize the greatest risks-to the Crown, to their futures, and to the heart-still lie ahead.ĭisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon, and I may earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase through my links. Nathaniel’s new mission is to protect Cassia from the perils of the sea, both above and below the water, by sharing the close confines of the captain’s quarters. That’s the intention, at least-until he discovers that his woefully green deckhand is a fetching but vulnerable woman in disguise. But when his older brother dies, Nathaniel embarks on one last mission before he fulfills his ducal duties with an arranged marriage. Instead, the second-born son relishes his freedom to do as he pleases: pursuing enemy ships in service of the war effort. Nathaniel doesn’t want to be the Duke of Roxburghe.

So does notorious privateer Nathaniel Ellsby.

But how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing rooms and royal balls when there’s a vast, exciting world to explore? Cassia can find but one solution: she masquerades as a thrill-seeking lad and stows away on a ship bound for open waters. Synopsis: Perpetually unattached Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a spinster.

The Heiress at Sea by Christi Caldwell