Determined to start a new life?Constanza Smythe leaves England and accepts a position as governess in the Colonies--only to capture the attention of two men. When she meets Edward Teache?on her voyage to the New World, the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard decides to do anything--legal or not--to make her his bride. Yet a firm hand pulls her to safety?when Blackbeard's ship wrecks near North Carolina's Outer Banks. Lucian Blackwell, a simple farmer, wants to love and protect Constanza. Will either win her heart? and can they protect the life of a child she's sworn to protect?