William Bentley receives an offer from a former fellow officer, now captain of Will's old ship; serve as his first lieutenant and avoid imprisonment. Will accpts and begins a harrowing journey to Jamaica to put down a slave rebellion.

'Unbidden, Simon saw a face before his eyes, a girl's face with blonde hair. Unbidden, his teeth clamped shut, ground against each other. She was the target'. Simple, lumpy Simon Mason. Of course he's a bully and a liar, even his mother thinks so. And he's picking on that nice Anna Royle, her brother and Rebekka. Or is he?