In the shadow of Blackbeard’s blockade, one guarded heart was stolen without a single shot fired.
May 1718: Charles Town trembles under the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean.
When a midnight raid ends in capture, port guard Henri Williamson is ordered to watch the lone surviving pirate, Jay “Slick” Scias, a cunning rogue with sea-green eyes and a smile sharp enough to cut rope.
What begins as duty quickly ignites into dangerous attraction as the guarded lawman and the daring outlaw discover a passion neither can deny.
Trapped together in a stone cell while the town waits for Blackbeard’s next move, stolen glances turn to heated touches, whispered confessions, and secrets shared in the dark.
As the deadline for Jay’s execution looms, Henri must choose: uphold the law he swore to serve or risk everything for the man who has awakened desires he never dared name.
