Regency Debutantes

Mistaken Mistress Miss Georgiana Raithwaite decides to seek refuge with a female relative to escape imminent marriage to a cruel tyrant of a man. But she has no idea just how her decision to disguise herself as a boy for the journey, a caution undertaken with her own safety in mind, is about to change her life in more ways than she can imagine. For Georgiana is taken by the naval Press Gang that roams the coastal towns of Southern England and ends up amidst 185 sailors aboard ship. Lord Nathaniel Hawke, middle son of the Earl of Porchester, has worked hard to achieve his captaincy in Nelson’s navy. Disaffected from his father the navy is everything that is important to him in life, so when he discovers that his new third class ship’s boy is in truth a girl, he knows that her secret risks not only Miss Raithwaite’s reputation but his career. Forced into intimate proximity aboard HMS Pallas Nathaniel and Georgiana must fight to suppress not only exposure of her true identity, but also their growing desire for one another, a task that becomes increasingly impossible during their voyage across the stormy seas. The Captain's Lady Set during the dark winter months of 1804 The Captain’s Lady charts a story of passion, drama and intrigue on a journey from the rolling Hampshire countryside, across the high seas to the Rock of Gibraltar and back again... To her spiteful aunt, Kathryn Marchant is little more than a servant: she does not deserve a place in polite society. That's about to change, when Kathryn accidentally falls into the arms of the most notorious rake of them all. Lord Ravensmede draws the line at seducing virgins. Yet once he has tasted the lips of the delectable Miss Marchant, he wants her! He has the distinct impression that she's in need of a protector, but, no matter how much he strives to be honorable, her temptation may prove just too sweet to resist!