Her family tricked her into a betrothal with an evil old man. There was nothing to do but run....

The first thing Callista did was disguise herself as a boy; which was not easy with her long raven locks and voluptuous body. But she managed to get herself hired as a cabin boy aboard a ship bound for America.

Her secret was safe until she fell ill and the captain discovered she was a lovely young woman. He become obsessed with her. Finally he seduced her.

This was the beginning of a strange love affair in which Callista found herself equally obsessed.