With the bounty from his years as a pirate--a life he intends to renounce and keep forever secret--he purchases a fine plantation from a striking young widow, and soon after kills the favorite son of one of Virginia's most powerful clans while defending her honor. But it is a daring feat of remarkable cunning that truly sets local tongues wagging: a stunning move that wins Marlowe command of Plymouth Prize, the colony's decrepit guardship.But even as the enigmatic Marlowe bravely leads the King's sailors in bloody pitched battle against the cutthroats who infest the waters off Virginia's shores, a threat from his illicit past looms on the horizon that could doom Marlowe and his plans. Jean-Pierre LeRois, captain of the Vengeance--a brigand notorious even among other brigands for his violence and debauchery--plots to seize the colony's wealth, forcing Marlowe to choose between losing all or facing the one man he fears. Only an explosive confrontation on the open sea can determine whether the Chesapeake will be ruled by the crown or the Brethren of the Coast.

    Set in the Spice Islands, Renegade Heart transports the reader to a tropical world of untold riches where deception, power and turbulent passion come between a reckless lady and a dangerous outlaw.

    

    Pirates will often carry their knives in their mouths, although the practice is frowned upon by the American Dental Association.

    The Sea Nymph by Ruth Langan released on Dec 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

    - Pirates' corpses were hung in cages as a grisly warning to others!-from the back cover