eyes moved over his billowy cotton shirt and then up

privateer more than I was a pirat

the diff

t to offend him with her inquisition. It appealed to him. “Private

boy?” He gave her a genuine smile an

e finally s

did you sail?” Sh

fairly small vessel, compared to the large galleons as such, but she handled well eve

ship collection then.

He paused for a moment. “I could never understan

The first time I saw one I felt a peace and wante

He studied her for a moment. “I cannot bel

ng have you been lurking in my life?” She frowned. “I can

n to you the first time I heard you cry...you weren’t much

smile. “That’s kind of sweet. You

xplain. “I tried no

eren’t, trust me. I know i

over the tight shirt she wore. There seemed to be more skin showing than not and desp

nty-

o long had passed. “An

h. Women don’t get married when they're children anymore.” She st

gh man he would have wanted to express how much he appreciated how she looked. His

ery appealing to look upon.” He looked back up at her face and clenched his jaw shut when he saw the sensual lo

d man lay under the cloth. He wore a single faded dark sash around his waist, the fringed ends falling over one hip to mid-

en her eyes moved over his strong jawline and up to the scar, she once again wished she could touch it lightly with her fingers,

ust ask”—his voice was deep and husky—“that you refrain from looking at me so.

swallowed. and fought the urge to step closer to him. “If you weren’t a ghost, I would be

ands behind his back. “I thank you for the complime

.” She turned toward the

uldn’t remember when, but he knew it was well over a hundred years ago. And feeling them now,

y lusting after her. His eyes went to her swaying bottom again, causing him to

slide open the pane of glass. Tamping the lust that quickly shot to his groin, he

close to yours?” She leaned on

ing. He pulled it back out, put it behind him, and nodded. “The pale o

have to get some and add them then

d his head

s pirate John Rackham? Or

ed at least thirty years before I had my own vessel, but I’d grown on the tales of th

obably would have d

quietly. “I have watched you batt

an I add to this sloop to make it a replica of yours?” She reached into the cabinet and pulle

stop yearning

y Roger? I could mak