Fortune's Flame — Judith E. French

Criminal, carouser, pirate and adventurer, Kincaid is the man Lady Elizabeth Lacy Bennett has been searching for -- an ideal guide to a lost, ancient treasure that could save her Maryland plantation from financial ruin. But Bess fears it may be madness to trust her fortune and safety to the powerful, devilishly charming Scotsman she rescued from the gallows. For Kincaid desires more than freedom from the fiery, independent beauty. And there will be no denying his blistering sensuality...or the irresistible allure of his passion and his love