The Sailor

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In a sizzling return to New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker's Alpha Cove, a former Navy chef meets his match in a woman who holds her own in a man's world...and he wants her to be a part of his. Like his brothers, Zach Young has recently moved home to Maine after the untimely death of his father. In addition to helping his mom maintain Lobster Cove, the family's beloved property, the Navy cook has big dreams of opening his own restaurant...but, for now, has reluctantly settled for a lobster shack. Not exactly what he had in mind, though a new lobsterwoman in town has made his daily trips to the docks worthwhile. Having been literally bullied out of her last port city a little farther down the coast, Marit Phillips isn't in Rockville long before the familiar grumblings begin...hardened lobstermen thinking a petite woman can't possibly do the job, no matter how experienced. Fortunately, her new boss judges her based on work ethic...and the handsome cook who visits their boat every day? He seems to see things in Marit that even she doesn't. But as much as Zach builds her up, there's another man in town, his polar opposite, trying to tear her down. And he proves more determined than the couple thought possible...

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The Sailor: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This contemporary romance features a former Navy cook and a lobsterwoman facing workplace harassment and bullying, with explicit sexual content and moderate violence as tensions escalate with an antagonist determined to drive her away.