Revenge, that is the one thing Amaya wants when she is forced off a debtor ship, The Brackish, where she has lived the last seven years. When she chooses to rescue a man from drowning she becomes intertwined in a plot not just to get revenge on the captain of The Brackish but also from the man who owns it.
She is ready for the fate that the last seven years has brought her, until she meets Cayo. He is the son of the owner of the ship and as she gets closer she starts to learn more about not just Cayo, and his family, but also about her past.

As someone who has not read The Count of Monte Cristo I can not say how well this follows the original text, but as a book it was quite good. Amaya is naive but very strong, she seems to handle everything that is thrown at her. Cayo seems like he was just a very lost young person. He seemed like he was doing everything he could to better his situation and that of his family. There were also a lot of supporting characters that I loved. Roach, even though they were a very minor character, was one of my favorite mysteries in the story. Cayos sister also seemed like a great character and I hope we get to see more of her in the next book.