{"product_id":"on-starlit-seas-9781785300387b","title":"On Starlit Seas","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFrom the author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Fair Botanists\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWaterstones \u003c\/span\u003eScottish Book of the Year 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated writer and historian Maria Graham must make the treacherous voyage from Brazil to London to deliver her latest book to her publisher. Having come to terms with the loss of her beloved husband, Maria now has renewed hope for the future and is determined to live her life as she pleases, free from the smothering constraints of Georgian society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a woman travelling alone it's a journey fraught with danger, and as civil war rages around her, the only ship prepared to take Maria belongs to roguish smuggler Captain James Henderson. Onboard, all is well until Maria makes two shocking discoveries - the first a deadly secret, the second an irresistible attraction to the enigmatic captain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Henderson on a journey of his own and determined to finally put his life of crime behind him, he and Maria grow ever closer. But can Henderson escape his illicit past or will the scandalous secret he's hiding ruin them both?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOn Starlit Seas\u003c\/span\u003e is a breathtaking and compelling story of passion, secrets and escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"A story as rich and velvety as the chocolate at its heart... A joy to read.\"\u003cbr\u003eMARY CHAMBERLAIN (author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Dressmaker of Dachau\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a novel to take one seamlessly from exotic places to shadowy underworlds and polite drawing rooms, in order to revel in an emotionally charged and socially challenged Victorian romance, coupled with the cliff-hanging jeopardy of Brazilian and London low-life... Five stars with extra phosphorescence!\"\u003cbr\u003eJOANNA HICKSON (author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Tudor Bride\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Black \u0026 White Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870366666832,"sku":"9781785300387B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781785300387-l.jpg?v=1785889901","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/on-starlit-seas-9781785300387b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}