The Bastard

In Brenda Novak's gripping tale, young French beauty Jeannette Boucher must marry to save her family from financial ruin, only to discover her new husband is impotent and has sinister plans for her future. Desperate to escape, she stows away on a Royal Navy frigate, where she crosses paths with Lieutenant Crawford Treynor, a man driven by honor and a desire to rise above his humble beginnings. As Treynor grapples with the choice of returning Jeannette to her abusive husband or risking everything to protect her, their fates become entwined amidst the perils of the sea.