The Devil's Necklace

The Devil's Necklace
Kat Martin

To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain was nothing but a pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for his brutal years in prison.Believing Grace to be Jeffries' mistress, he plans to humiliate his enemy by seducing her. Grace fears her priceless heirloom necklace has begun to live up to its curse when Captain Sharpe makes her his prisoner aboard his schooner. Defiantly she resists his coarse advances, but suspects there is more to this complex sea captain than his brooding anger and silent accusations.And Ethan quickly realizes that she is not the wicked woman he imagined her to be. Grace is as headstrong as she is lovely, and the battle of wills that ensues weakens his resolve. But can Ethan settle the demons of his past and follow the destiny his heart commands?

Praise for The Devil’s Necklace

“Full of spirited romance and nefarious skulduggery…. Lively emotional skirmishes between two strong-willed characters propel the plot toward one of Martin’s trademark nail-biting endings.”

—Publishers Weekly

“There is something to be said for a pirate-turned-gentleman who is tortured by his need for revenge…. Martin’s second entry in the Necklace trilogy is an entertaining story…. The Devil’s Necklace started strong and was engaging, with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader’s attention…it stayed with me after I was done.”

—The Romance Reader

“[A] wonderful captive/captor romance…[a] delightful, sexy and highly satisfying read…Get set for another winner by a writer who knows how to steal your heart.”

—RT Book Reviews

“Kat Martin writes romance that stays with the reader long after finishing the book. Fans of historical romance will fall in love with Ms. Martin’s newest release. It is without a doubt a blessing that she continues to bring us stories that warm the heart and satisfy the romantic. Her books are sexy, fast-paced and entertaining. What more can you ask for?”

—A Romance Review

KAT MARTIN

THE DEVIL’S NECKLACE

To family and friends everywhere.

May you all live long and happy lives.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Epilogue

One

London 1805

The hour of her rendezvous was nearly upon her.

Worry made Grace’s heart pound and her hand tremble as she stepped into her bedchamber and quietly closed the door. The music of a four-piece orchestra drifted upward from the drawing room downstairs. The house party, a gala event that had cost a small fortune, was another of her mother’s unending attempts to fob her off on one of the ton’s aged aristocrats. Grace had stayed as long as she dared, forcing herself to make dreary conversation with her mother’s guests, then pled a headache and retired upstairs. She had urgent business to attend this night.