Jacqueline Lowery is a filthy street urchin (at least according to her snob of a brother) trying to save her mother from a horrible disease that is threatening to take her life. When she meets Essence Lawson, who offers to pay for a doctor as well as the corresponding medicine, she insists on paying her back. She ends up on an all-female pirate ship, followed by Kyle Lawson, brother of her friend as well as the crown prince. What does this adventure and potential romance have in store for her?