A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic.Aboard the pirate ship Dove Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora former starving urchin the brutal life of a pirate is about survival:A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic.Aboard the pirate ship Dove Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora former starving urchin the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: dont trust dont stick out and dont feel. But on this voyage as the pirates prepare to sell their unsuspecting passengers into slavery Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa who is en route to a dreaded arranged marriage with her own casket in tow. Flora doesnt expect to be taken under Evelyns wing and Evelyn doesnt expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian. Soon the unlikely pair set in motion a wild escape that will free a captured mermaid (coveted for her blood which causes men to have visions and lose memories) and involve the mysterious Pirate Supreme an opportunistic witch and the all-encompassing Sea itself.(less)