A roguish pirate searches for treasure and finds something other than gold... the beautiful Lady Aleida. But danger, duty,and destiny threaten to tear them apart. While Captain Avery and his crew make for Madagascar to start off their new life of piracy, they capture a Dutch ship along the way. It isn't gold Avery finds in one of the chests they brought on board, but it's treasure none-the-less... an exquisite woman unlike any he'sever seen. Enraptured by her beauty and unable to return her to her own long-departed ship, Avery promises to keep her safe until he can secure her return passage home. But after he strips away the years of etiquette drilled into Lady Aleida Van Imhoff, it isn't him doing the stealing this time... it seems she's stolen his heart. Aleida had thought being forced to marry the arrogant Albertus was the worst thing to happen to her... until she's captured on her way to wed him and ends up on a ship filled with pirates. Then the notorious Arch Pirate turns out to be more mischief than murderer. She's ensnared by Avery's roguish charm and the temptations of a life unknown, and soon she's hoping her rescuers never arrive. But when a dangerous threat rips them apart and sends them on an adventure in pirate-controlled Madagascar, they have to fight more than just their feelings... they have to fight for their lives. Danger, destiny, and duty threaten to tear them apart while they fight to find a way to cross the oceans between them.