She craved adventure. He offered ruin.
Miss Andromena McQuoid-Smith has always longed for more than society allows—more freedom, more feeling… more adventure.
Lord Kerr is all of it.
Hardened by years of privateering, he is no longer the man he once was. He is no gentleman. He is precisely the kind of man she ought to fear. And yet… Andromena can’t turn away.
Drawn to the very man she shouldn’t, Andromena soon discovers that some adventures come at a cost… because Lord Kerr is not simply dangerous, he is the kind of man who ruins everything he touches— includingher.
From Christi Caldwell comes a seductive new installment in the McQuoid Family Saga—where a dangerous privateer meets the one woman who challenges his control… and desire threatens to undo them both.
A dark Beauty and the Beast Regency romance featuring a brooding hero and the fearless heroine who dares to love him
Don't Miss the McQuoid Family Saga
Prequel-While You Were Sailing
Book 1-The Villain
Book 2-The Beast (Coming May 2026)
Book 3-The Forsaken (August 2026)
Book 4-The Rake (Coming 2026)
Genre: Historical Romance
Miss Andromena McQuoid-Smith has always longed for more than society allows—more freedom, more feeling… more adventure.
Lord Kerr is all of it.
Hardened by years of privateering, he is no longer the man he once was. He is no gentleman. He is precisely the kind of man she ought to fear. And yet… Andromena can’t turn away.
Drawn to the very man she shouldn’t, Andromena soon discovers that some adventures come at a cost… because Lord Kerr is not simply dangerous, he is the kind of man who ruins everything he touches— includingher.
From Christi Caldwell comes a seductive new installment in the McQuoid Family Saga—where a dangerous privateer meets the one woman who challenges his control… and desire threatens to undo them both.
A dark Beauty and the Beast Regency romance featuring a brooding hero and the fearless heroine who dares to love him
Don't Miss the McQuoid Family Saga
Prequel-While You Were Sailing
Book 1-The Villain
Book 2-The Beast (Coming May 2026)
Book 3-The Forsaken (August 2026)
Book 4-The Rake (Coming 2026)
Genre: Historical Romance