Blackhearts (Book #1) by Nicole Castroman

Very good, read condition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket wrinkled on edges. Initial Signature.

Synopsis: The pirate Blackbeard was known for striking fear into the hearts of even the bravest sailors. But once, he was just a young man who dreamed of abandoning his rigid life to chase adventure in faraway lands.Nothing could stop him--until he met the one girl who would change everything.

Edward "Teach" Drummond, son of one of Bristol's richest merchants, has returned from a year at sea to find his life in shambles. Betrothed to a girl he doesn't love and sick of the high society he was born into, Teach dreams of returning to the vast ocean he calls home. There's just one problem: convincing his father to let him leave and never come back.

Following her parents' deaths, Anne Barrett is left penniless. Though she's barely worked a day in her life, Anne takes a job as a maid in the home of Master Drummond. Lonely days stretch into weeks and Anne longs for escape. How will she ever realize her dream of sailing to Curacao--where her mother was born--when she's stuck in England?

From the moment Teach and Anne meet, they set the world ablaze. Drawn together by a shared desire for freedom, but kept apart by Teach's father, their love is as passionate as it is forbidden. Faced with an impossible choice, Teach and Anne must decide whether to chase their dreams and go, or follow their hearts and stay.