Synopsis "The Moonstone Pirate (The Moonstone Landing)"
Welcome to Moonstone Landing, where moonstones shimmer beneath the sea and a pirate's heart is about to be captured with true love's kiss.Lady Imogen Stockwell is convinced her handsome new neighbor, Draco Waring, Earl of Woodley is a pirate. How could he not be with a name like Draco and he has a dog by the name of Parrot? Then there are the pirate caves on his property and a murder that took place at the foot of those caves during a masquerade ball he hosted to introduce himself to the residents of Moonstone Landing. Imogen does not suspect him of committing the crime since he happened to be with her at the time it occurred. But something odd is going on and Imogen is determined to solve the murder as well as figure out Draco's involvement in it, if any. His steamy kisses won't deter her, nor will the fact that he seems to be going out of his way to protect her at the risk to his own life. As dangers unfold and the truth is discovered, will Imogen admit she has fallen in love with Draco? Can Draco, an experienced and fearless man of action ever love her, a snoopy innocent who inadvertently put his life in danger?Draco Waring, the Earl of Woodley, has easily avoided London's odious Marriage Mart and the interminable crop of peahens who flutter around him everywhere he goes. For this reason, he is eager to settle in the quiet Cornwall village of Moonstone Landing. Only the village is not so quiet. A murder has taken place on his property during a ball he was hosting, and now Lady Imogen Stockwell, the young lady he knows he should not have kissed - but who could resist the delicious girl - is now on the hunt for the murderer. The problem is, how is he to protect her when she believes he is a pirate involved in shady dealings and he is unable to deny it? He could simply tell her the truth, that he is not a rogue and happens to be working on a dangerous assignment on behalf of the Crown.Can he convince Imogen his love is real even while keeping to his oath to maintain complete secrecy about his Crown operations?The Moonstone LandingThe Moonstone DukeThe Moonstone MarquessThe Moonstone MajorThe Moonstone GovernessThe Moonstone HeroThe Moonstone PirateMoonstone Landing (novella)Moonstone Angel (novella)
