Trapped & Liberated: The Privateer's Bold Beloved

by Bree Wolf

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She longed for rescue. He arrived as a storm. And somehow—they both found peace. Countess Alexandra Winters doesn’t believe in fairy tales anymore. Not after years in a cold marriage, not after watching love bloom everywhere but in her own heart. Yet on a moonlit Norfolk beach, she meets a stranger whose gaze stops time. Whose name is spoken like prophecy. Whose heart, like hers, has waited too long.

He followed a whisper. She answered with her soul. Antoine Duret, privateer and force of nature, has trusted the sea for many things—escape, freedom, purpose. But never love. Until now. Alexandra's presence shakes him to his core, igniting recognition so fierce he cannot walk away. Not for war. Not for country. Not for reason.

Love doesn't care about allegiance. It cares about truth. As tides rise and loyalties strain, Antoine and Alexandra cling to the only thing that feels real: each other. Because when love arrives fully formed, explanation fails. Only courage remains. And in choosing each other, they choose a life beyond borders, beyond fear… beyond expectations.

She was someone’s countess. He was no one’s hero. But together, they become more.

🌒 If you’ve ever felt love arrive out of nowhere—and known in your bones it was meant for you… this story is yours.

NOTE: Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.

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Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Series

Love's Second Chance Series Prequel • Book 3

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

2 Mild

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

2 Mild

Publication Date

October 2, 2018

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novella

Sensitive Themes

Arranged or forced marriage

Representation

Adoption or foster-care representation

About the Author

Hi, I’m Bree Wolf—a USA Today bestselling author, former academic, and life-long lover of stories. I studied English and Specialized Translation, wandered the halls of universities, spending more years than I should have trying to be reasonable.Eventually, that quiet, persistent voice in my head said: It’s time to write.I’ve since published over fifty historical romances, each one stitched together from pieces of my own heart: doubts, regrets, fears, and messy, hopeful dreams. I love chocolate (especially when chapters get emotional), cry far too easily at my keyboard, and have a deep spiritual bond with cats… which is tragically one-sided, as I’m terribly allergic. A lifelong heartbreak, truly.

Short and Sweet

Alexandra used to dream of a love match but her hopes were dashed when circumstances made her marry a man old enough to be her father. Six years later on a dark and stormy night, she meets Antoine a French privateer and the heart she thought cold is lit with a fire.

Short and Sweet

A short and sweet fairytale. I hope to meet and get to know these characters in a future story I didn't see enough of them.

Love, Love & More Love

REALLY HARD to put down!

A fun fairy tale.

This is a short story in which an English lady meets a French privateer on a stormy beach in Norfolk and they are instantly drawn to each other. It is more a fairy story than a historical romance as are many of Bree Wolf 's books.

Their bounty!!

Loved this short story of a mother and daughter in need of love and protection and the foreign Captain who saved them and gave them a loving family-- for life!!