Book excerpt: She has the power to destroy him, but not if he acts first...When a violent pirate crew raids her ball, Whitley finds an unlikely savior. Bluff, a pirate with the ability to shift his appearance at will, sweeps her away from her high society life and sneaks her onto his ship to avoid capture. But savior or not, she knows she can't trust him.Bluff has his own reasons to ensure Whitley doesn't make it into the wrong hands--to save his own damn skin. Especially, when he learns that sirens have joined the hunt for Whitley and the power lying dormant in her blood.Whitley is the only one who can control him and he doesn't intend to let anyone have that much power over him.He's determined to avoid feelings at all costs, especially with this girl. Except he can't deny his attraction to her. Why does this high-society princess have to be so beautiful and fierce and loyal and brave? His walls are slipping every moment he spends with her and that might be the most dangerous thing of all.Falling in love with the key to his destruction is a terrifying thought. And yet--he may be hopeless to resist.