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Eliza Banes, her ambition for adventure and her penchant for trouble, have often been trying on her poor mama's nerves. All her mother desires is for Eliza to be married and settled, but Eliza has other plans. Seizing an opportunity to stow away on a merchant ship to live out her dreams of seeing the world, Eliza has no idea what she is getting herself into. What she thought would be a harmless adventure sees her experience new challenges, rowdy sailors, evil pirates, and it brings her face to face with the surliest sea captain with a heart of pure gold. Eliza is about to discover the true meaning of, "be careful what you wish for." Show more

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max_99
max_99
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her poor mama is gonna have a heart attack when she finds out
2026-07-09
jack_22
jack_22
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THE SURLY CAPTAIN WITH A HEART OF GOLD I'M ALREADY HOOKED
2026-07-08
ethan_r
ethan_r
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why do i feel like the captain is gonna be a softie for her
2026-07-05
oliver_t
oliver_t
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adventure + romance = my weakness
2026-06-24
emma_j
emma_j
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eliza is literally me running away from responsibilities 😭
2026-06-12
noah_01
noah_01
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this gives major 'i didn't sign up for this' energy and i love it
2026-06-02
liam_7
liam_7
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rowdy sailors and evil pirates?? this is gonna be wild
2026-06-01
chloe99
chloe99
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mama's nerves are gonna be the death of me 😂
2026-05-27
sophie_k
sophie_k
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eliza is giving main character energy and i'm here for it
2026-05-12
mia_s
mia_s
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be careful what you wish for... GIRL YOU IN DANGER
2026-04-29

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