Cirrus@Austlit

'Elspeth Forster, the eldest spinster sister and part owner of Forster Shipping Line, has never known passion. But that's about to change.

'After their youngest sister marries, Elspeth and her middle sister Isabelle decide to use their ships for more than just business by taking the adventure of a lifetime. In India she might find a man who can teach her all the things that will keep her warm in her advancing age. But she never expected that an unscheduled stop would put her within Aeddan Fitzsimmon's sights.

'Returning from a top-secret mission, English spy, Aeddan Fitzsimmons, finds passage on the Zephyr, a vessel in the Forster fleet. From the moment he steps aboard, the statuesque redhead entices him like no other ever has. Now in India he has a new mission: keep the elegant Elspeth safe from those who'd use her connections for their own purposes, while wooing her into his bed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Two sisters, one driving desire for passion.

'After her sister's successful marriage, Isabelle Forster is sure she'll only ever be an old maid aunt. That is until she meets Langdon Deveraux. He's tall, he's dashing, and he excites her enough to take a walk on the wild side. But with only a month to explore Shanghai before her sister and brother-in-law have decreed they must return to England, time is short.

'Langdon wants Isabelle from the first moment they meet, but with the news that she's leaving shortly, he's propelled into action after she makes an advance that leaves him reeling. Marriage is the only answer, but he's got other pressing issues: hunting down the opium importers and pressure from his superior to see if the Forster sisters are involved.

'Between the opium problem and issues with running Forster Shipping, Isabelle is learning to accept her sexuality and changed circumstances. It's going to make the first weeks of marriage full of adventure and danger.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.