1775. A curate's daughter with an iron will to survive. A ruthless pirate with a secret identity. Bronwyn Barlow and Captain Jon Stag clash wills aboard the Black Adder. With the life of Bronwyn's little brother at stake, a deal is struck—join the pirate captain in his bed at six bells each night that the Black is at sea. Set against the backdrop of a mad king and a revolutionary war in a far-off land, Bronwyn and Jon enter into a passionate—and dangerous—world of discovery on the high seas.