At 17 Madeline elopes with a blacksmith to Tortuga and by 20 she's realized she's made a terrible mistake. A chance encounter with an old lover, Flynn, gives her hope--hope dashed to pieces when he betrays & abandon's her. Madeline is a fallen woman on the run, taking up piracy to avoid her past. But Flynn won't give up on her that easily, and a hard pirate heart can be softened.