What can a spirited heiress do when forcibly affianced to a libertine except seek refuge with an eccentric relative on a mysterious island off the wild Cornish coast? And when her plans go awry, how can she help but fall in love with the charming smuggler who comes to her aid?
Embroiled in the adventure of a lifetime, Clytie Beauthorpe sheds her London image and plunges headlong into a maelstrom of spies, wreckers and undercover agents, to find the love for which she has always longed.