Faith third of the many Shackleford sisters. The other two have married well above their station, but Faith doesn't have her sister's stunning looks or vivacious personalities. When her father finds he needs time to recover from an injury, Faith agrees to accompany him to Torquay for his recovery. While there she meets sees a light bobbing around the derelict mansion next door to the one they are renting. When her father finds out about it, he is sure there is a treasure there, and convinces Faith to go and search for it. What she finds is a ring, still on the previous owner's severed finger. The discovery plunges her and the owner of the house, a recently returned sea captain, into dire trouble. As they try to solve the mystery of the ring, they reluctantly admit their attraction to each other.
When I checked this book out, I forgot that the first one in the series had more sexual element than I was comfortable with. The true was the same with this book. 98% of the book was just fine, but one chapter suddenly depicts them jumping into bed together. The description was at a level some might not object to, but it was too much for me. Actually, the references to sextual arousal, though pretty tame, were throughout the book. I think I need to start a companion list to my "clean romance writers" list. This one will be "Not so clean romance writers to avoid." Watts will be my first addition. (2021, 254)
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