Anastasia Swan has always felt like a stranger in her own skin - a restless spirit in the prim world of Port Royal. A year older than her adoptive sister Elizabeth, Anastasia is fiercely independent, sharp-tongued, and drawn to the sea with a longing she can't explain. The ruby necklace she's worn since infancy - her only connection to the family she never knew - pulses with secrets she has yet to uncover.
When Elizabeth is kidnapped by the infamous Black Pearl, Anastasia refuses to sit idle. Joining forces with the earnest blacksmith Will Turner and the infamously unpredictable Captain Jack Sparrow, she sets sail into dangerous waters to rescue her sister - and unknowingly chart her own fate.
As the trio confronts cursed pirates, treacherous seas, and betrayals that blur the lines between ally and enemy, Anastasia's presence proves more than coincidence. Her sharp instincts and unshakable courage earn Jack's immediate attention - but it's her necklace that captures his suspicion. For Jack knows that stone, and the man who once gave it: Hector Barbossa.
Haunted by the sins of a father she never knew, Anastasia must face the truth of her bloodline - and decide what kind of pirate, and what kind of woman, she's meant to be. Torn between loyalty to her adoptive family, a growing attraction to Jack Sparrow, and the looming shadow of Barbossa, Anastasia's path becomes a tempest of identity, destiny, and desire.
The sea is calling - and it wants her soul.