Award winning author, Elizabeth St. Michel masterfully creates a remarkable heroine, and an unforgettable passion, in this powerfully moving love story, Sweet Vengeance. The series centers on the powerful Duke of Rutland, a widower and his four-strong-willed offspring. The Duke has formidable enemies determined to destroy his family.My first installment sweeps from the glittering salons of London across the Caribbean Sea to the Colonies during the American Revolution. This captivating tale centers on the Duke¿s rebellious daughter, Abigail past marriageable age and yearning for adventure. One black night the fortunes of the Rutland family are changed forever¿Kidnapped, Abigail awakens to find her hair shorn; breasts bound, dressed like a boy and locked in a hold of a ship by her father¿s enemy. When her ship is captured by notorious American Privateer, Captain Jacob Thorne her troubles really begin. Falling in love with an enemy of her country is a thing she cannot do.Captain Jacob Thorne, set on revenge against England, will do anything to get his cousin released from a British prison. He raids the British coasts, plundering any quarry ripe for his choosing. He¿s stunned to discover his new cabin boy is a ravishing beauty. From that first stolen sensuous kiss, a wild fire is ignited and he swears to possess her¿ When he learns she is none other than the Duke of Rutland¿s daughter, and cousin to the King, will he really be able to give her up¿or will his newfound love for her rule?