Josephine Scarlett is a free black woman living in colonial Jamaica. She lives a life of leisure, and believes she is to be married to an aristocrat. But her plans are interrupted when she is kidnapped and taken far from home. When a handsome Irish pirate comes to her rescue, a steamy love affair begins. Will a girl of culture such as Josephine be able to adapt to the pirating lifestyle? Warning: alcohol, sexual themes and violence * means there are sexual themes within a chapter