The Charm School Author:Susan Wiggs Isadora Peabody is an awkward misfit in her beautiful and accomplished family.Shunned by those she yearns to befriend, she gives her heart to a man who doesn't know she's alive.She seizes on the chance to journey to a new world in search of a dream. Ryan Calhoun, a man of wealth and position, was judged to be reckless for walking away from his o... more »wn family, driven in a quest to right an old wrong. The firey sea captain has no time to look after the meek young woman aboard his ship.The crew of motley sailors on board become her personal charm school,teaching her to be a lady.And giving her the belief in love.« less