Highlander’s Abandoned Lady by Emilia C. Dunbar

He left her to become a pirate. Now she has to hunt him down.
Years ago, Kenna’s beloved betrothed, Wallace McGrory, left her suddenly and unexpectedly for no apparent reason other than becoming a Pirate. Now, Kenna hopes that by Marrying Laird White, the wound in her heart will finally heal. Unfortunately, she will be separated once again from her partner, this time due to… his death.

Moments after the marriage, a gunshot is heard, and Laird White drops dead, leaving Kenna with a new name an estate to manage, and a lot of questions. Now, as Lady White, she makes it her purpose to protect her new home and its people at any cost. The chance to test her determination arrives soon as one of her ships is attacked by vicious Pirates.

Blackbeard, the most infamous Pirate Lord of the north sea, has captured not only the cargo of Kenna White’s ship but her men as well. Kenna sees in the eyes of the sailors’ women the same terror that she felt when the man she loved abandoned her. Now, she promises to the women that while she is their leader, none of them will be a widow and begins on a journey to find her ship, which is captured by her old betrothed!

Blackbeard’s men have never seen him express any emotion, and yet, as soon as he sees Kenna approaching, his eyes soften for a few moments. The negotiations begin, but Kenna can not stop wondering whether any of Wallace’s soul is still left in Blackbeard’s body. If Kenna still cares for this man, she will be in deep trouble as she is called to decide between saving her men and finally learning why he abandoned her so many years ago…