The Affectionate Adversary (Miss Pickworth Series #1)

High society is abuzz with the deepening friendship of the dashing man and beautiful woman who miraculously survived a pirate attack at sea. Little do they know that more than riches were stollen that fateful day...for it was then that Sarah Carlyle stole Charles Locke's heart. But when Sarah discovers Charles' hunger for money and Charles discovers Sarah's fortune, their love is suddenly in question. And was it ever true love anyway? Can Sarah give her heart to a man motivated by money? And does Charles truly love her...or does he love her fortune? They both must search their hearts and find the answers.