In 1812 Barbados, Jasmyne Trelawney lives under constant scrutiny as the mixed-race daughter of the island’s powerful governor—admired, resented, and never truly free. Restless beneath society’s expectations, she longs for something beyond the narrow life prescribed for her. Captain Phoenix is a feared pirate driven by vengeance and bound by his own unspoken code. Ruthless at sea and hunted by the Navy, he has no intention of letting anyone close—least of all a woman who challenges him at every