**** The world was hers and everything in it, until one mistake took it all away. Being a prisoner of the pirates for fifteen years left Lavender with little hope of ever finding freedom from her torment. Love lost, Willoughby gives his entire life to serve in the militia of a foreign land... Until he is taken captive aboard a pirate ship. Now he is left with two choices - Fill dead men's shoes or die himself. Little does he know that he is about to encounter the one woman who can heal his heart and maybe together they can find freedom, not only from their captors but also from their past. **** "JM Howard delivers yet another stunning adventure that brings out every emotion." - WT Reviews