Frenchman's Creek is a 1941 historical novel by Daphne du Maurier. Set in Cornwall during the reign of Charles II, it tells the story of a love affair between an impulsive English lady, Dona, Lady St. Columb, and a French pirate, Jean-Benoit Aubéry. No. 1 on The New York Times Fiction best seller list for 1 week, from the issue of February 16, 1942. Wiki link