marriage of convenience or a love for lifeits 1732 in gothenburg sweden and strongwilled jess van sandt knows only too well that its a mans world she believes shes being swindled out of her inheritance by her stepfather and shes determined to stop itwhen help appears in the unlikely form of handsome scotsman killian kinross himself disinherited by his grandfather jess finds herself both intrigued and infuriated by him in an attempt to recover her fortune she proposes a marriage of convenience then killian is offered the chance of a lifetime with the swedish east india companys expedition and hes determined that nothing will stand in his way not even his new bridehe sets sail on a daring voyage to the far east believing hes put his feelings and past behind him but the journey doesnt quite work out as he expects