Crafts and Life

During her return to Spain with her father, the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Sylva is horrified when their ship is set upon by pirates. Far worse is her discovery that their captor isn't just any pirate — he is the notorious Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, an Englishman with a scandalous reputation for plundering Spanish ships. But Dominica's pride braces her determination to be no one's hostage . . .

It should have been easy for Sir Nicholas. It was, after all, just another ship. But instead, Sir Nicholas finds himself captivated by Dominica's dark beauty and indomitable courage. After returning his captives to their homeland, Sir Nicholas vows to win the heart of the Spanish beauty. It could be his riskiest venture yet — and one that promises a treasure greater than any other . . .

Beauvallet sailed with Sir Francis Drake and now has his own ship the Venture and during his latest voyage the Venture is attacked by a Spanish Galleon, the Venture's crew comes out ahead and they discover not only riches but a Spanish noblewoman, her father and their servants, they are taken on board and after a few days Beauvallet has decided he will marry the Senorita, and so tells her that he will drop her and her father in Spain and will be with her within the year, although at first she scoffs at him she comes around.  The problem is that as a heretic and pirate (according to the Spanish) if he is caught he will be hauled up in front of the Inquisition and nothing could save him from that …