Night Shadow

This book tells the story of Marcus Drake, second son to English aristocracy, a man who is ruled by neither honor nor conscience. But beneath his reckless persona hides a terrible secret in his past: one that he has run from for ten years. Alas, Marcus can't run forever. He's sold to the Spanish for the price on his head, and from there the adventure begins. He discovers his captor is none other than a royal Spaniard who, with her own secret, is not what she seems. For Liandra Espinosa is a crusader who will not run from anything including her efforts to save this rogue pirate. But will her courage protect Marcus from her powerful family or endanger her life instead? What happens when Marcus does crusading of his own? And wins not only her heart, but the heart of her people? Freed from captivity aboard a Spanish ship when a fierce storm kills the captain and crew, Marcus Ryan Drake, an English pirate, finds himself falling for Liandra, a royal Spanish beauty, who enlists his aid in steering the ship to safety in exchange for his freedom. Original.