A MAN'S PROMISE—Ever since he'd been a boy of eleven, Captain Cord Meredith had kept his vow to his father that he would protect and defend little Jahane Beaudette, exiled princess of the island kingdom of Balmarhea. The rugged, seafaring Cord had never gone hack on his word and now, after a long voyage, was returning to visit the mischievous blond imp who'd become his foster sister. But instead of the doll-toting scamp he'd left behind, the virile male found a luscious, voluptuous nymph who tempted him to forget all about protection and think only of passion! A WOMAN'S DESIRE With her delicate features and unshakable confidence, there was no doubt the breathtaking Jahane was anything but royalty. And even though she'd been very young when she fled her palace, Jahane knew she must think first of her people. Then the child became a woman, a gorgeous, sensuous beauty who dreamed of loving her rescuer, Cord Meredith. But before she could submit to the indescribable ecstasy she could share only with Cord, Jahane had to decide: to fulfill the destiny of her birthright and reign as queen, or to relinquish her throne and rule just Cord's heart as the PIRATE'S PRINCESS