From the back cover:
The Players
Released from the sanctuary of a French convent,
highborn, tempestuous Katherine FitzGerald sets sail for her beloved
Ireland—only to find herself prisoner of the infamous pirate
known to the Elizabethans as the Master of the Seas.
The Moves
The pirate captain is Liam O’Neill, favored
by Elizabeth the Queen. A hardened court player, he is determined
to win the wilful Katherine while advancing his own secret causes.
But now he must risk everything he cherishes in order to triumph
at a very treacherous game—through heartbreaking deception…and
by breaking all the rules.
The Game has begun….