It was difficult for the pirate to play the gentleman. But that was precisely what Laurent Lavasseur chose to do. Facing him stood the ebony-haired beauty, her lips still burning from his kisses, who had waited for months for his return from the sea. Renee might tempt him but he would be honest with her, no matter what the cost. he would not be her husband. The impact of his rejection sends both on a wild adventure from Louisiana to the high seas of the Caribbean.