"Never underestimate the power of love." A tale of tragedy, murder, revenge and vampire romance in the golden age of piracy. In 1718, Charity Rakham finds herself alone when her father and fiance' are killed by the dread pirate Blackbeard and his crew. Having sworn to a life on the sea, she tries to avenge their deaths. When she is sold into indentured slavery by the pirates, she learns about life and vampires, and gains justice through her enduring courage, the love of a vampire, and a legend.