The first novel in the captivating Brides Trilogy, in which three unconventional young women vow they will never marry—only to be overtaken by destiny.  
Bride #1 is the outspoken Portia. . . . 
It's bad enough that seventeen-year-old Portia Worth is taken in by her uncle, the marquis of Granville, after her father dies.  As the bastard niece, Portia knows she can expect little beyond a roof over her head...

Lady Olivia Granville is a lovely, headstrong scholar. Anthony Caxton is a pirate. However, he, too is keenly intelligent and independent. When they meet on the high seas, their sparks of passion are as powerful as the wind