What can unite the well-behaved young widow of the merchant Silence Hollinbrook and the most fearless and dashing of pirate captains, black-haired Mick O'Connor? At first - only concern for Mick's daughter, little Mary, for whom Silence replaced the mother, and the memory that the captain, in whose power the English beauty once found herself, behaved with her like a true gentleman. However, under admiration and respect, O'Connor hides an ardent, passionate love for Silence - and every day it becomes more and more difficult for him to restrain his feelings. But doesn't the pirate's passion pose a mortal threat to his beloved? After all, Mick is being hunted by a powerful and dangerous enemy, ready to destroy everything that is dear to him...