Engagement of Convenience

Two adventurous spirits Julia Howard longs for the freedom her inheritance will bring her—but with her controlling brother holding the purse strings, she''s going to need a most convenient engagement… An encounter in the woods with a dashing stranger couldn''t be more timely. Wounded, his life at sea at an end, Captain James Covington isn''t prepared for the dull ache of civilian life. He sees in Julia a fellow adventurous spirit—willing to risk all. Could agreeing to her outrageous proposal help him recapture a reason to live as they face the biggest adventure of all—marriage?