1699. Stranded on the greasy shores of a notorious pirate haven, Captain Miguel Fanéz begins a near suicidal mission to find his missing sister Maria. She was returning to Spain aboard the storm-damaged
San Isdora
galleon until buccaneers took her and the precious cargo of indigo and silver for their own.
Lost in a lawless place where he doesn't belong, and struggling to keep his true identity hidden, Miguel finds safety with local whore Jacquette - a girl with her own secrets and problems.
He becomes embroiled in the rivalries between grounded buccaneers and smuggling gangs on top of Jacquette's dangerous scheming. So deep is his descent into the rogues' nest, he doubts he'll ever see Maria again...