Scarlet Lily
SHE WAS AS BOLD AND SPIRITED AS THE SHIP THAT BORE HER NAME...

Blonde, regally beautiful Lily Carpentier impetuously fled an arranged marriage to stow away on her father's merchant ship, the Scarlet Lily amid the raging war of 1812. But when the British stormed the ship and killed her father, she found herself in the care of Nicholas Gerard -- the robustly handsome, sun-bronzed sailor Lily had secretly adored since childhood. Together they shared one night of exquisite bliss...

 But willfully Lily would not be ruled by any man! Defying Nicholas, she reigned as the belle of glittering Washington society, courted by dozens of high-born men. Yet her stubborn heart knew the truth -- no man would ever inflame her passions as completely as the magnetic and powerful Nicholas Gerard!