Description:After being falsely accused of murder, Sara Dawes is desperate to escape New Bedford, Massachusetts. Her only hope is Captain West Mitchell, captain of the Julia and object of a girlhood infatuation. Alone and afraid, Sara wants only to be safe.West Mitchell sees Sara at first as an unwanted burden and a distraction to his men. Soon, though, he finds himself fighting an attraction he cannot stop—and a love he dare not permit.