She Was Of The Land; He, Of The Sea. Still, Becky Forester sang her own kind of siren song of home, family and forever - and Captain Nick Sinclair, though wedded to the ocean's adventure, found himself succumbing to its lure. Newly knighted naval hero Nicholas Nick Sinclair had taken command of Becky's beloved Thornwood Hall, granted to him as a reward by King Charles. Sinclair's aim is to restore the estate's profitability, sell it and use the proceeds to buy his own ship and return to the sea. In order to keep her family together, Becky Forester needs Nick to fail.