On the Firing Line

Miss Arthur is laid low by seasickness, and Ethel Dent’s polished reserve begins to crack. Harvard Weldon, bound for Africa, discovers that a sharp joke may get him farther than good manners.

Aboard the Dunottar Castle, sailing south from Southampton toward Cape Town, a long voyage brings Harvard Weldon and Ethel Dent into close quarters. He is a young Canadian heading for the Boer War; she is traveling under the watchful eye of a professional chaperon—when that chaperon is well enough to keep watch. Their teasing grows warmer, but Ethel’s freedom is carefully guarded, and the sea journey is only the beginning of Weldon’s adventure. How far can a shipboard flirtation carry them when duty is waiting on shore?

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