Brinley Pageant lives a life of servitude to a bitterly cruel aunt. When her ambitious plan of escape washes away with the death of her brother, she finds hope of a better life with a wealthy merchant ship's handsome captain. However, she did not foresee the obstacle in the way of them being together, especially when her wicked aunt sells her to a white slave trader?
Captain Lucas Pemberton has suffered a long voyage at sea dreaming of the virtuous Brinley. When she throws herself at him in her grief, he succumbs to her sweet innocence and takes her to his bed, not letting other commitments in his life stop him from the outpouring love of their unbridled hearts.