Love takes no prisoners. Captain Gabriella Markham is accustomed to standing on the deck of her ship, wind in her face. Not rotting in a dank hold on an enemy's ship. There's only one thing on her mind: revenge on the pirate responsible. Until she realizes the seriously injured man sharing the darkness is Captain Diego Cruz, the man she almost married. When Diego opens his eyes, he finds himself twice cursed. Not only was he attacked and taken, he's marooned on an island with the woman who betrayed him five years earlier. Even worse, the fire between them still burns. And the faster he heals, the harder she is to resist. Desperation cracks their resolve. Passion consumes them, but it only reopens the wounds of the past. Survival is only the first step in a quest to find out who hired another pirate to see them dead-and why. Only then will they learn if their hearts will survive on the fragile strand of trust that still hangs between them...Warning: This book may lead to fantasies involving deserted islands, passionate affairs, and a belief in true love.