"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choice-less as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea." - Annabeth is captured by a crew of pirates. Their captain, the most devilish of them all, Perseus Jackson.

Actress Annabeth Chase wants desperately to get the part in an upcoming movie. The only problem is the character has to know how to ride horses, and Annabeth doesn't. So she goes to a ranch in Colorado for the summer to learn. However, when the rancher's son happens to be a sea-green eyed boy who could make supermodels drool, her plans—and her feelings—are thrown into disarray.

Annabeth lives at her mother's temple, Percy is the captain of the Questers. They meet, and slowly are drawn towards each other. Now there's something threatening to take over Mount Olympus, something evil. Percy and Annabeth have to unite to stop them with the help of friends and along the way, they find something together more than just friendship. COMPLETED