Lust for gold, betrayal, skulduggery and the relentless hunger of slowly awakening passions are all set in motion as the ship Ophelia puts to sea. It's a story of a ship, its aged Scot Captain, Duncan, its First Mate Havisham, and Maria, an unloved woman driven to oblivion, only to rise wiser and stronger. Sea battles rage from fog covered seas to the almost painful beauty of towering blue spired icebergs.

Amidst the swirl of cannon smoke; lust, greed, hate, and love are woven into the fabric of history. Onboard, is Pieter Van de Graaf, a calculating State Department Official, and Maria his despised and beaten wife; whose passions once awakened will not be denied. It is a story of stolen love and stolen moments with death's chilling breath ever so near. A storm of incredible fury, and above all — seamanship, navigation, and the creativity of people too proud to surrender. For mark thee well, this is a story of the sea and its salt will stain the pages you read