Cad's Choice

Cheryl Holt closes out her CADS trilogy with this final installment. Captain Sheridan Stone commands a privateer that raids the enemies of the British Crown across the Atlantic. Technically he is no pirate, though he comes uncomfortably close. His work is full of hardship, peril and bloodshed, and a battle wound has left him tired of it. He is considering giving up the sea for England and may even be ready to marry, provided his wife comes from a flawless family.

Miss Sophia Cantwell is a poor relation with no dowry and no expectations. Like her late father, a dreamer and a schemer, she has a restless streak and grand plans of her own. She longs to have been born a man so that she could break free of the rules society imposes on women and chase the adventurous life she has always pictured.

When Sheridan and Sophia meet, they are drawn to each other at once. He is an earl's son who has resolved to marry far above his station, and Sophia has nothing to offer that he wants. She seems an unlikely match for the bride he has imagined, yet she may be the one woman who could make his future happy.