Description
Clara Mayhew has spent her entire life being told she is too loud, too imposing, and simply too much for polite society. Resigned to a stifling arranged engagement, she seeks only to fade into the background of a high-society ball. But when a sudden, catastrophic fire tears through the city, Clara’s life is permanently upended. After being struck down in the chaos, she awakens in the most unlikely of places: the deck of a pirate ship, thousands of miles from the life she once knew.
Captain Cass, the fierce and commanding ruler of The Exile, is none too pleased with her crew’s impulsive decision to rescue a pampered noblewoman. Stuck together until the ship reaches the next port, the two women couldn't be more at odds. Yet, beneath Cass’s hardened exterior lies a vulnerability that draws Clara in, while Clara discovers that the "cruel" captain is far more complex than she first assumed.
As they navigate the dangerous open sea, Clara finds herself trading her restrictive corsets and expectations for a life of untamed freedom. Drawn into an intense, unexpected romance, she begins to realize that moving beyond the society that tried to shrink her is the only way to finally grow.
