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After her mother died, vivacious Katey Tyler fled her dull Connecticut town, hoping to meet her relatives in England and find adventure and romance on a grand tour of Europe. She had no idea that her life-changing travels would have both in spades, as well as danger and intrigue, when she catches the eye of ship owner Boyd Anderson and inadvertently stumbles upon a high-stakes kidnapping. When Sir Anthony Malory's young daughter is abducted from London's Hyde Park, her kidnapper mistakenly sends the ransom note to the home of Sir Anthony's brother, James. With James and his wife, Georgina, in the Caribbean, the demands are received by their houseguest, Georgina's youngest brother, Boyd Anderson. Searching for the girl with Anthony, the notoriously hot-headed American sea captain fully intends to make the foolhardy villain pay. But he hardly expects to find exquisite Katey Tyler, recently a passenger on his ship, at the center of the plot! Little does Katey realize that in having caught the attention of Boyd Anderson, and in meeting up with the Malorys, she's about to experience more excitement than the typical young lady encounters on a grand tour, and her life will never be dull again. A multitude of surprises await Katey, from the startling truth about her mother's early life to the lengths a man will go to win the affections of a lady who has every reason to despise him, but who can't resist the seductive, impassioned love he has to offer her.… (more)
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This book is part of the Mallory Family series, and Boyd's brother and sister were married to Mallory siblings in earlier books. Chapter one of this story begins at one of the Mallory family's households in London with a notice being delivered to the wrong address. One of the Mallory children has been kidnapped, but because of the mix-up delivering the note, the girl's parents aren't aware of the fact for some time. They are, however, quite frantic at her disappearance. Boyd arrives on the scene, still thinking about the woman he met on the dock who travelled to London as a passenger on his ship, and becomes involved in the effort to locate the missing girl. Meanwhile, Katey is travelling through the countryside, returning to London to continue her newly begun world tour, when she hears strange sounds coming from the room next to hers in the inn. Upon investigating, she discovers a girl gagged, bound, and tied to the bedpost. She frees the girl, takes her back to her own room and she learns she (the girl) is a kidnap victim.
Of course, it's obvious that Boyd and Katey, who had been thinking of him as much as he her, will have a chance to meet again. But, due to a series of misunderstandings and misinformations, they remain at odds for quite some time. The rest of the story is quite lively, and includes a night spent in jail, a pirate attack, the discovery of long lost relatives, and an interlude on a deserted island.
Any fan of romance novels, especially those who like historicals, will not want to miss this one. Perhaps a little far-fetched at times, but definitely lots of fun and a very nice ending.