Lady Sarah Anne has suffered an injurious wrong in her life she must correct. Forced to leave her ancestral home in England, she sails to America to join her estranged uncle.

Patrick Morgan loathes the British and is the first to sign up to become a privateer when war is declared between the young United States and the all-powerful Great Britain.

When Patrick captures Sarah Anne's ship, the instant attraction between them is thrilling, but an impossible situation for two people so opposite in background and beliefs. As Sarah Anne adapts to the intrigue and jealousies in her new home in America, she deals with a cruel aunt, obnoxious cousins, and insolent servants. Britain's invasion force loots and plunders, ultimately sacking Washington DC, while Patrick and Sarah Anne wage their own private war of heartache and betrayal.

When Patrick risks his life to board a Royal Navy flagship to rescue Sarah Anne, he faces his ugliest nightmare. Sarah Anne resolves the injurious wrong to her family and love endures as two opposing hearts become one.