The Pirate Duchess (Duchess Series, #2)

They met during a brawl.

Esmeralda Crobbin first encounters Brandon Gilroy during a brawl. Afterward, Esme admires the man’s skill with his fists, his intelligence, and a number of other attributes until she learns that he is a British Naval Officer. He would be eager to see her hang, if he knew she was the American privateer, Irish Red.