In 1803, having survived kidnapping, mutiny, and shipwreck, Jamie Sharpe is finally sailing home, when his ship is attacked by Barbary pirates. Taken captive by the infamous renegade now known as Kemal Rais, Jamie and his cohorts are forced into servitude, but their hearts remain unconquered and longing for escape.
With the shadow of war looming over the region, will the arrival of an American ship mean freedom or more danger?