Beautiful, headstrong and sensuous, Ellen Carlisle rules a boundless family empire of tall sailing ships. Challenged by desperate men, she alone stands guardian to a bloodstained past, struggling for dominance on the seven seas. Only love stands in her way...the love of a man whose passion overwhelms her...a man with a fearsome secret, a double life, and the keys to her ambitious desires. Torn between secret desires and proud ambition using her ruthless...