 This is Saffron. She dreams of being a pirate. She lives her boring life in New Jersey and dreams about swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. She suffers through high school dreaming of stealing from the rich with her true love at her back and clashing swords with dastardly villains. The difference about Saffron's dreams is that they're actually memories. You see, hundreds of years ago Saffron had another life. Saffron remembers being an Irish peasant girl named Emma Morrissey. Terrible things happened, but eventually she made her way out to sea and adventure. Saffron remembers that pirate life awful, wanton violence, witty dueling with horrible Frenchmen, escalating romance, and wild feats of daring due. But before she got a chance to enjoy the greatest treasure hall of her career, she was killed, and not just killed, but cursed, to live as a dog for 100 lifetimes. Now it's the end of the 20th century and the curse is over. Saffron suffered through life as 100 different dogs and through high school, but she's almost free. She's got a shovel and a head full of pirate memories that'll be better than any treasure map. All Saffron has to figure out is a way to Jamaica to take back what's hers.