When love is real, even the fiercest storms cannot tear it apart.
Eric Jorgensen is Philadelphia’s most powerful shipping magnate—a former naval officer turned self-made tycoon whose empire stretches down the eastern seaboard. In boardrooms and on the open water, he commands with absolute confidence. Ships, contracts, and rival businessmen bend to his will.
Getting the attention of Clara Alcott? Not so much.
Clara is fiercely independent, sharp-witted, and quietly determined. As a photographer carving out a professional life in a world that rarely takes women seriously, she has learned to rely on herself—and herself alone. Romance has only ever brought disappointment, and she refuses to let it derail the future she is building with her own hands.
After a lavish society wedding leaves them both restless, Eric sets sail for Bermuda—unaware that Clara has booked passage on a cargo steamer bound for the same destination. Each is seeking an escape from expectation and obligation.
When Clara attracts the unsettling attention of a fellow passenger, what begins as charm quickly turns dangerous. Desperate to protect herself, she claims her husband is waiting for her. When she later encounters Eric, he steps in—posing as that husband to shield her from further harm. Clara intends the ruse to be temporary. Protective. Practical. Eric sees it as something more.
Forced proximity has a way of unraveling carefully built defenses. And the man from the ship is still watching.
As unspoken truths surface—Eric’s long-hidden admiration, Clara’s guarded vulnerability, and a growing connection neither can ignore—nature intervenes. A violent hurricane descends on the island, shattering any illusion of safety. During the chaos, assailants abducted Clara.
For Eric, the world narrows to a single purpose.
Stripped of wealth and influence, he must rely on instinct, resolve, and an unshakable sense of honor to find Clara and bring her home. Against smugglers, corruption, and shadowed conspiracies, Eric discovers what truly defines him—not as a magnate, not as a prince of industry, but as a man willing to risk everything for the woman he loves.
Gilded Age high society, treacherous seas, and mounting danger set the scene for The Harbor Prince, a sweeping historical romance that tests devotion, demands courage, and forges love by choice.
