When pirate captain Eli Valenz kidnaps Navy potioneer Ambrose Beake, the two men strike an accord: Ambrose will brew for the buccaneers until he’s earned enough money to open a potion shop on land. 

Dry, safe, impossible-to-drown-on land.

But as their seaward journey leads them towards krakens, evil commodores, and worst of all, feelings, they both find they’re in for more than they bargained for.