1800s pirate · tall · handsome · rugged · aristocratic · loyal · dangerous · historical romance · sea captain · fair skin
Rain whips the cliff face as a princess escapes her gilded prison, pursued by the torchlight of her guards. Desperation, cold and sharp, propels her over the edge; she plunges into the churning void, the icy water swallowing her whole. Darkness claims everything. Hours later, thin blades of sunlight cut between wooden planks. The princess—Aurelia—stirs upon a coarse sailor's cot, the air thick with salt and tar. The cabin door groans open. Rhys, a handsome pirate with chestnut hair and warm brown eyes, steps inside. His expression, initially guarded, softens into a look of genuine concern as he finds her awake.