Where the Sea Keeps Its Secrets - A Historical Romance of Love and Freedom #982723

Arianne d'Ormeval leaves France as a young bride, bound for Martinique and the respectable life her family has chosen for her. But when tragedy strikes during the voyage, her carefully planned future is shattered, leaving her at the mercy of Guilhem Bellavoine, the enigmatic captain of L'Errante, known throughout the West Indies as the Albatross. Guilhem has spent years at sea, fiercely guarding his freedom and fleeing a past he refuses to reveal. Arianne should fear him, yet beneath his reckless reputation she discovers a wounded man haunted by guilt and loneliness. As an unexpected attraction draws them closer, Arianne begins to question everything she has been taught about duty, marriage, and destiny. But Guilhem is hiding a secret—one that connects his past to her husband's family and threatens to destroy whatever future they might have together. To find their own path, Arianne must choose between the life expected of her and the freedom to decide her own fate. Guilhem, meanwhile, must decide whether he can finally stop running and dare to call somewhere home. Because sometimes love does not change our destiny. It gives us the courage to choose it.