The Counterfeit Gentleman

After being rescued from the sea by the enigmatic Digory Rendel, highborn Miss Bethia Pepperell finds herself drawn to a man who openly defies societal expectations. Rendel, a man of lowly origins who lives outside the law, mocks Bethia's proposal of marriage, even as fortune hunters circle her. Despite every reason to resist, Bethia cannot deny her wild and willful love for this maddeningly unsuitable gentleman.