title: Perils of the Heart
author:  Jennifer Ashley 
description: After catching her fiance tumbling her maid, Evangeline Clemens leaves England for a new life in Boston. While on board the <i>Aurora</i>, Evangeline is caught up in the schemes of fellow passenger Anna Adams, who is determined to stir up mutiny so that she can take over the ship and use it to rescue her pirate lover in Havana. Anna forces Evangeline to distract the ship's captain, Austin Blackwell, by seducing him in his cabin, but Austin is immediately suspicious of the formerly shy spinster who seems to have turned into a wanton seductress. Convinced that she is really an English spy sent to retrieve the secret documents he is carrying back to America, Austin vows to find out just who the infuriatingly intriguing Evangeline really is. An endearingly indomitable heroine discovers true love and adventure on the high seas in Ashley's deliciously fun, delightfully entertaining romance debut. Featuring impeccably crafted characters and a plot laced with both humor and danger, this historical romance is simply superb. <i>John Charles</i><br><i>Copyright &#169; American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  Perils of the Heart
  
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  Contents
  
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  [Chapter One](index_split_005.html#filepos3368)  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_006.html#filepos18136)  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](index_split_007.html#filepos43239)  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](index_split_008.html#filepos58541)  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](index_split_009.html#filepos77809)  
  
  
  [Chapter Six](index_split_010.html#filepos90031)  
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](index_split_011.html#filepos108935)  
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](index_split_012.html#filepos130463)  
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](index_split_013.html#filepos163418)  
  
  
  [Chapter Ten](index_split_014.html#filepos195428)  
  
  
  [Chapter Eleven](index_split_015.html#filepos212868)  
  
  
  [Chapter Twelve](index_split_016.html#filepos233669)  
  
  
  [Chapter Thirteen](index_split_017.html#filepos253288)  
  
  
  [Chapter Fourteen](index_split_018.html#filepos276279)  
  
  
  [Chapter Fifteen](index_split_019.html#filepos301648)  
  
  
  [Chapter Sixteen](index_split_020.html#filepos