For nearly a decade Arabella Caulfield has clung to an
ancient gypsy prophecy as the only way to save her family
from endless heartbreak. Now she has twelve days to reach a
remote French castle and fulfill her destiny: to marry a prince.
When the stunning red–haired beauty barters passage
onto his ship Lucien Westfall, a decorated naval captain and
the new Duke of Lycombe, is immediately suspicious of her
intentions. Could she be a spy sent by his conniving family
to drag him and his brother back to London? To keep an eye
on her, Lucien and his crew accompany Arabella on her
journey, but on a lonely stretch of highway they are
overtaken by robbers and must rely on Arabella's gypsy
heritage to save them.
She never expected to fall for a dashing sea captain mere
days before meeting her prince charming; but when tragedy
strikes and desperate measures must be taken, Arabella finds
herself the reluctant widow to a man she barely knew.
When the husband she thought to be dead turns up very much
alive–and a Duke at that–Arabella must decide
whether to follow her destiny or follow her heart.