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| + | From "The Captain's Bride" to "Cranberry Point," Miranda Jarrett has enchanted readers with the passionate adventures of the seagoing Fairbournes of colonial Cape Cod. Now she creates a splendid tale of love found amidst the storms of life...in a stunning new novel in the award-winning saga from "a sensational author" "(Rendezvous)." Captain Samson Fairbourne is a confirmed bachelor, a deep-water sailor happily wedded to his work. When he pens a description of the perfect, obedient wife, and hefts the missive overboard in a bottle, all he has in mind is a cutting joke to teach his young cousin a lesson on the foolishness of wishes -- and women. Instead, his prank leads him to Polly Bray, a hardworking seafarer who is about to shake his disparaging notions of femininity -- while reeling in his heart. | ||
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| + | Left an orphan in a Massachusetts fishing village, Polly dresses in boy's clothes to work aboard her father's fishing boat, the one possession he left her. Pulled under by a devastating storm at sea, she is rescued by Samson Fairbourne, and a sparkling, passionate bond takes hold. But the handsome captain seems determined to confine Polly to his limited view of womanhood. And Polly fears she must surrender her precious independence -- or cut the stubborn, impassioned Samson adrift.... | ||
== Recognitions == | == Recognitions == | ||
| − | * [[2000 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2000 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Long | + | * [[2000 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2000 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Long Historical Romance]] |
Latest revision as of 02:07, 10 September 2021
- Series: Fairbournes Of Cape Cod #3
- Author: Miranda Jarrett
- Publisher: Pocket
- Year: 1999
- Editor: Kate Collins
- Amazon Listing : []
Book Description
From "The Captain's Bride" to "Cranberry Point," Miranda Jarrett has enchanted readers with the passionate adventures of the seagoing Fairbournes of colonial Cape Cod. Now she creates a splendid tale of love found amidst the storms of life...in a stunning new novel in the award-winning saga from "a sensational author" "(Rendezvous)." Captain Samson Fairbourne is a confirmed bachelor, a deep-water sailor happily wedded to his work. When he pens a description of the perfect, obedient wife, and hefts the missive overboard in a bottle, all he has in mind is a cutting joke to teach his young cousin a lesson on the foolishness of wishes -- and women. Instead, his prank leads him to Polly Bray, a hardworking seafarer who is about to shake his disparaging notions of femininity -- while reeling in his heart.
Left an orphan in a Massachusetts fishing village, Polly dresses in boy's clothes to work aboard her father's fishing boat, the one possession he left her. Pulled under by a devastating storm at sea, she is rescued by Samson Fairbourne, and a sparkling, passionate bond takes hold. But the handsome captain seems determined to confine Polly to his limited view of womanhood. And Polly fears she must surrender her precious independence -- or cut the stubborn, impassioned Samson adrift....
