Cornwall: 1786. Fate has denied Adam Loveday his birthright: the family estate, Trevowan, and the boatyard that his father is struggling to maintain. St John, Adam s competitive elder twin, has become a dissolute wastrel but Adam has fierce family pride in Trevowan and the yard, and a talent for ship design. He is also keen on seductive Meriel Sawle, whose violent family are infamous in the smuggling trade. Meanwhile, St John, aware of his father s increasing disapproval, fears that Adam will be given the Loveday yard and puts into motion a plan to ensure that Adam will never get what his heart desires: the boatyard - and Meriel...
- ISBN10 0747264104
- ISBN13 9780747264101
- Publish Date 5 October 2000 (first published 25 November 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 September 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Headline Publishing Group
- Imprint Headline Book Publishing
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 512
- Language English