Hart's Desire (Pirates & Petticoats #1)

A strong willed, young woman and a cocky merchant captain pursued by a band of Caribbean pirates...what could possibly go wrong?
After another run-in with pirates, Landon Hart sails his ship, the Desire to the port of Charleston for repairs and to keep a mysterious meeting set up by his late mentor. No entanglements, just business. But, Landon isn't prepared for the impact a sword-wielding, fiery-haired tempest has on his tightly guarded heart...nor the trouble she manages to attract.
Keelan Grey has a plan that will save her from an arranged marriage until a deathbed confession plunges her into a dark plot of deception and revenge.
She’s desperate for help, but can she trust Landon Hart with her secrets?
Hart's Desire is set just prior to the War of 1812, when privateers sailed the seas looking for enemy merchant ships to plunder. Hart's Desire is a story about a young woman from England, who's suddenly thrust into plantation life as the daughter of the plantation owner. Hart's Desire is rich with fascinating insights into the Low Country of Charleston, the food, the medicines and the lifestyles of the people of that time. Keelan is a very independent woman who is determined to avoid a marriage of convenience. Landon and his business partner dock their ships in the Charleston harbor for repairs. Weeks earlier the merchant fleet owner, Landon's mentor, set up a mysterious appointment with George Grey of Twin Pines plantation-Keelan's father. It is this meeting which forces Landon and Keelan's paths to cross.

Keelan has been well-tutored by her father's valet, and not only can she read, write and keep the accounts for the plantation, but she can also fence and defend herself with a dagger. Romance readers will love this spunky heroine and the scoundrel who can't help but fall in love with her.