Beauvallet

On a Spanish galleon crippled in battle, Don Juan de Narvaez fights to hold off the English ship Venture, determined not only to survive but to seize the notorious Sir Nicholas Beauvallet. When the ships crash together, Beauvallet turns the slaughter into spectacle, outduels the Spanish commander, and takes the prize with reckless confidence. Yet the victory changes everything when the English discover Don Manuel de Rada y Sylva and his daughter, Doña Dominica, hidden below decks. Dominica's pride and beauty instantly challenge Beauvallet's swagger, and instead of treating her as loot, he claims her as a guest, carrying her aboard his own ship with infuriating courtesy. That fierce encounter is only the beginning of a romance built on danger, wit, and defiance. Dominica later meets Beauvallet again at a glittering Spanish ball, where he appears disguised as the Chevalier de Guise and wins her hand in a dazzling duel of manners and desire. Their secret attraction deepens through stolen words, jealous suspicions, and a moonlit balcony meeting that must remain hidden from a family world ruled by ambition and convenience. Across sea and shore, Beauvallet proves himself a legendary freebooter—reckless, magnetic, and utterly commanding—while Dominica discovers that the man who captured her may be the only one who truly understands her. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.