To Seduce a Scallywag

Book excerpt: Giselle Taylor is not a cow. Yet, her parents plan to ship her off to a man who expects to breed with her like she is one. There's only one thing left to do: take her destiny into her own hands. Perhaps she can't control her impending marriage, but she can control the state of herself when she does get married. Enter Captain Jack Downey. He buys her a drink at a seedy scrag and that's all it takes. One night of passion and Giselle is ready to get married. But not to Jack Downey. A year later, as the wedding date looms closer, Giselle receives news her grandfather died. Since law dictates he can't leave her an inheritance, he sends her on an adventure. The problem? Giselle can't decipher the maps and needs a ship to leave. But Jack Downey may. The problem? He's in prison and if Giselle doesn't figure out a way to spring him free, he will hang.