Bound together by salt and blood. Love is the last thing Elspeth MacDougall expects to find when a fierce pirate captain sweeps her from her home straight to the high seas, demanding she ply her skills as ship surgeon to work off her father’s gambling debt. She’s determined to survive the three-month arrangement, but dangers abound and there’s more to this vagabond group of raiders than it seems. As sea battles and intrigues mount, she finds a place among the crew. But can her healing skills save her own heart when her bond with the captain intensifies and passion flares, harder to fight than the crashing waves. Captain Graeme MacNeil never intended to bring a woman on board his ship—they always cause trouble. Yet Elspeth serves a need he can’t deny. If only she didn’t possess an inner blaze that sparks a fire in him as well. His attraction to the bonnie surgeon only grows stronger when they return to his homeland in the Barra, but lurking in the shadows is an old rival, waiting for the chance to strike. As they learn to trust each other, hearts are won, but one question still what will happen once her father’s debt is paid? Will Elspeth return to her family, or choose a life with Graeme on the open sea?

Valan thought it was impossible to find love on the open sea. He was wrong. As the newest pirate captain of Clan MacNeil, Valan has something to prove. But the treasure he finds isn’t what he’d expected. Instead of gold, a woman in need ignites a blaze of passion he can’t deny. Now his heart is on the line and he must question fate as he reconsiders his longstanding vow of bachelorhood. Lady Bridget MacKay is young, beautiful, and in desperate straits. When she sets sail to fulfill her promise of marriage, her ship is attacked by pirates. Valan and his crew rescue her, but can she escape the yearning he stirs deep in her soul? Will she go forward with her upcoming marriage, or surrender all to seek adventure with a handsome pirate who loves her?