Rogue's Honor

He swore to make the Pendeltons pay. He didn't plan on falling for one.Captain Declan Rourke has clawed his way from a starving stable boy to the most feared privateer in the Caribbean. He has wealth, power, and a burning hatred for the aristocratic family that ruined his life 14 years ago. When the youngest Pendelton daughter arrives in Nassau destitute and desperate, Rourke sees his chance for the ultimate revenge: he hires her as his scullery maid, intent on breaking the pampered princess.Miss Caroline Pendelton has lost everything to her brother's gambling and scandal. She has come to Nassau as a last resort, only to find her fate in the hands of the man her family destroyed. Driven by guilt for the silent role she played in his ruin, she accepts his cruel offer. She will scrub his floors and take his insults as penance.But as Caroline endures the grueling work with unexpected grit, Rourke's vindictive pleasure turns to grudging respect. And when he sees the scars on her hands—scars he put there—his desire for revenge is replaced by a far more dangerous desire.When Rourke is framed for treason by the very man who caused his first downfall, Caroline must make a choice. She can remain silent and save her reputation, or she can speak the truth that will destroy her name but save the man she is coming to love.The boy she betrayed is now the only man who can save her—if she is brave enough to save him first.