After winning a vicious sea battle they were never meant to survive, the battered Wayward Saint is forced ashore in a hidden cove for repairs. Her crew is bruised, half-starved, short on powder, and still nowhere near the end of their voyage.

They were not sailing home. Under the command of Captain Josiah Vane, they were far from their destination. Then, in the wreckage of battle, they hauled an unexpected prize aboard: a Spanish diplomat with knowledge worth more than gold.

While the ship is patched up on the beach, rival scavengers, local opportunists, and their own restless crew begin to circle their priceless cargo. And somewhere beyond the cove, Captain Rafael de Córdova is closing in.

To finish the voyage, Vane will need his rogues sober, loyal, and facing the right direction. He is unlikely to get even one of the three.