He lived his life by the only rules he had ever known…
Cheerful and loyal, Sir Colin Gearing wishes for nothing more than to do what has always been expected of him:
climb the ranks of the Royal Navy and (eventually) wed the younger sister of his closest friend.
But despite his well-laid plans, he finds himself stranded ashore with an inexplicable ailment rendering him unfit for service.
When his friend’s reputation is tainted by an unscrupulous medium, the honorable Sir Colin, desperate for a purpose, would do practically anything to help clear the man’s name…
even if it means placing himself in the service of a peculiar young lady he’s only just met.
