Waves of Desire Washed Over Mariah And in their wake left a longing that could only be satisfied by one daring legend of a man: Capt. Gabriel Sparhawk ... the most feared and respected privateer ever to command a warfaring sloop. With the salt spray whipping through her night-dark hair, Mariah West seemed a very sea nymph, fierce with pirate bravery. And Gabriel cursed the hunger that tempted him to succumb to her siren's song.