Beloved Scoundrel — Penelope Neri

RUTHLESS BRUTE
When the scruffy street urchin robbed handsome James Mallory of his cape, he set off in hot pursuit to teach the little cutpurse a lesson he'd never forget! But when the enraged captain discovered the streetwise scamp was really gorgeous, curvaceous Christianne, his molten fury flared into hot-blooded desire. James took the scheming minx to his rooms to punish her for her deceit--and to show her how a woman should behave with a man!

HEARTLESS WENCH
Summoning all the tricks she had learned as a thieving lad, the golden-haired beauty fought off her abductor with all her strength. But in just a moment, her blows became caresses, her struggles melted into an embrace and her muttered oaths faded into moans of pleasure. Still Christianne denied what her body admitted and plotted her revenge against the arrogant seaman. Even if it meant never again savoring the exquisite touch of his skin against hers, one day she would get even with her passionate tormentor, her one and only BELOVED SCOUNDREL

Heroine: Christianne Alexander