Description: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss' groundbreaking classic The Flame and the Flower remains as beloved today as when it first appeared in print. Now, at long last, the story that has enchanted the world for decades continues. A brilliant young artist tossed from her home with only the clothes on her back, Cerynis Kendall has been left destitute and in dire need following the death of her doting patron. Now she seeks a new home and a new life across the waters, but all depends upon the kindness of a charming adventurer who was once the object of her youthful infatuation -- the dashing sea captain Beauregard Birmingham. Beneath Birmingham's rugged exterior beats a heart as large and wild as the Atlantic, and he readily agrees to aid Cerynis -- yen offering her his name, albeit temporarily, in marriage to protect his longtime friend from scandal. But perilous secrets, determined enemies and tempests of the sea and soul threaten their future and safe passage -- even as bonds of camaraderie are miraculously reforged as bonds of desire.

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