After several months of silence, Arielle Gardiner at last receives a letter from her fiance, imploring her to join him in Nicaragua. Even though Captain Stephen Lightenfield has refused to take Arielle to a land that is on the brink of war, she stows away on his ship. but when the arrogant captain discovers Arielle, making her his prisoner until he can safely return her to Boston, there close quarters stir a passion she's never known. Now if she doesn't find a way to escape soon, the captain's lingering kisses may very well keep her heart hostage forever.
