A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for invention leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess, and discovers a plot against her and her father.

Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family, Sandy is shocked when he, his parents, and their servants become victims of a vicious plot by his greedy uncles to incapacitate them and take their money.

When Raider offers to take Rosie to New Orleans it takes her closer to the daring buccaneer who has captured her heart.

Having escaped the clutches of a ruthless British sea captain, Rosie Fielding falls in with the notorious and legendary Jean LaFitte. Despite her extraordinary exploits, Rosie is still puzzled by her feelings for the absent Raider, the young man she loves to hate and hates to love.

Reluctantly working at her father's tavern which is frequented by loutish sailors, early 1800s teen Rosie finds herself without a family or livelihood after a brawl ends her father's life and she is taken in by young sea captain Raider Lyons.