Isabelle Gayarre, fleeing a life of servitude, refuses to be owned by anyone, yet soon find her heart in danger of being possessed by the godless Captain Josiah Carter. Can Isabelle trust such a man with her escape from New Orleans? Josiah Carter is running, too - from demons of his own. But he's stirred by the presence of the beautiful woman seeking refuge on his ship. Realizing that a runaway slave can never be his - legally or otherwise - a storm begins to brew within him. Will their love ever reach a safe haven - or is it doomed to wreck among the jagged reefs of the Florida Fairweather Keys?