Over two years ago Elizabeth had married Dugald Morin. But it had been no ordinary marriage. By the terms of Dugald's stepfather's will, if they married they would jointly inherit all his considerable property; if not, there would be nothing. So it was hardly surprising when the two of them drifted apart. But now Dugald had turned up again — presumably, Elizabeth thought, because he wanted a divorce, to clear things up once and for all. But the terms of the will remained the same. Or had Elizabeth got completely the wrong idea about the situation?
When a woman's five-year love affair ends she moves from Washington to Canada's east coast, and encounters a restless spirit that haunts the old Victorian house where she lives with her cousin.
Seaman Edwin Jackson has seawater for blood and wants nothing more than to captain his own ship one day. When the Marco Polo is launched on her maiden voyage, he signs on to go to England. His visit is two-fold: to search for his missing brother and to settle some business affairs for his family. His plans to return quickly to the love of his life, the sea, are foiled when he is almost shanghaied while following a lead concerning his younger sibling. When a chance arrives for him to travel to Australia, he is ecstatic. Once there, he makes a discovery that will change his life.
They'd agreed before their marriage to give each other enough freedom to come and go as they pleased. And it had worked extremely well--until Jessica had discovered that Alun was seeing another woman.
She hadn't seen or heard from him since their quarrel two years ago, but Jessica had never stopped loving him. She desperately wanted to share his life and never be parted from him again, no matter how possessive she seemed. But Alun would never ask her ....
"You must do as you please, " he told her instead. "Divorce me--if that's what you want. "