When Damien Straith, captain of the Sally, first meets Amethyst, named for the rare color of her bewitching eyes, she is no more than a thin child with a tongue sharper than the icy winter wind cutting through Charleston Harbor. Upon their chance meeting eight years later, Damien can see she's a child no more, but a raven-curled, intoxicating woman, fiery-tempered and ripe for love. Amethyst tries not to be affected by Damien's piercing gray gaze and muscular body, but her passion burns fiercely. Delirious with longing, yet afraid of the consequences, Amethyst hates the power Damien holds over her body-a power which will lay bare her passions and let the mysterious captain turn pirate and plunder her heart.