Catriona MacDougal yearns for adventure beyond her small Scottish village. Pressured to marry the most eligible bachelor, she resists—until his advances turn dangerous when he decides to take what he wants by force.

Saved at the last moment by the enigmatic Gavan Mckellen, captain of the "Scottish Revenge", Catriona awakens aboard his ship, far from the shores she knows. Gavan isn't the pirate he appears to be—or so he claims—and he needs a favor before he can return her home.

Trapped between the life she fled and the unknown journey ahead, Catriona must decide: Can she trust this mysterious savior, or has she leaped from one danger to an even greater one? What is the price of her freedom, and what secrets lie beneath the waves?