Coventry Courtship by G.L. Snodgrass

Running from a terrible family and an evil assailant, Miss Rachel Barstow is recued by a mysterious man on the docks of the Coventry canal. Alone, with nowhere to turn, disguised as a boy, she allows herself to be snuck away from danger under the very noses of those searching for her. For weeks, she is immersed in the strange world of a canal boat. Living with the fear of discovery at every moment. Cramped quarters shared with a tall, handsome man of many secrets. While she may have escaped a fate worse than death, she now risked losing her heart.

Lord Dunham was on a mission of revenge. Disguised as a bargeman, he is searching for the traitors who betrayed their country, and caused the death of his best friend. Years of work were finally coming to an end only to be forced into a terrible dilemma, find a traitor, or save a beautiful young woman.

His ancestors would have disowned him if he had allowed anything to happen to the young woman. So instead, he is forced to sneak her out of town. A hundred men might be searching for her, but no one would ever think to look for a beautiful British Lady on a canal boat. Two people, fighting different enemies, and fighting a mutual attraction that neither expected, nor wanted. Fighting a growing desire that cannot be denied.