Forced to marry a wealthy plantation owner in the Colonies to save her sisters from financial ruin, Ava Carrington departs London in 1717 to cross the Atlantic. When the ship she is traveling on is attacked by the infamous Pirate Hyde, Ava learns she is the target of a dark scheme. Rescued by Hyde’s rival, Captain Anson, Ava must work with his crew of men and navigate the strange world of pirates where secrets lurk just beneath the surface. As Ava faces her own fears and finds love where she least expects it, she will have to choose between her responsibility to her family and the life chosen for her in the Colonies or find the courage to choose a life uncharted.