Her Master And Commander by Karen Hawkins

Her Master And Commander by Karen Hawkins

Just ask Reeves

Dying without legitimate issue, the late Earl of Rochester sent his butler extraordinaire, Reeves, to find his wild, illegitimate children and civilize them. Reeves must seek out the first of the earl's arrogant sons, Captain Tristan Llevanth, a one-time pirate, and teach him to be a gentleman.

A will of steel.

Tristan Llevanth gave up his free-wheeling life as a pirate to fight at Admiral Nelson's side. Wounded, Tristan will never again sail the seas he loves. Life has no more challenges. Or so he thinks, until Reeves brings a certain outspoken lady into the captain's uncultured househol.

An iron-clad spirit.

Reeves believes Tristan needs a spark to relight the fires of his soul. And who better than lovely Prudence Thistlewaite, the bane of the captain's existence? Prudence wants nothing to do with her wickedly handsome, ill-tempered neighbor. Still, she cannot refuse the outlandish sum Reeves offers to smooth Tristan's rough edges.

Can Prudence tame the rakish captain? Or will Tristan gain what he most wishes, to become.

Karen Hawkins grew up in Tennessee, part of a large extended family that includes her brother and sister, an adoptive sister, a slew of foster siblings, and a variety of exchange students. She would snuggle under the comforter on her bed with a flashlight and a book to escape the chaos (and to hide when it was her turn to do the dishes), a behavior she still practices to this day.