Jane Teaberry continues to learn about her capabilities, as she opens her mind to new adventures. The sheepskin scroll that cousin Ashley found in New Mexico opened up a world of opportunity for Jane and the other archaeology students, as they hunt down another treasure that ended up somewhere in the high seas. Pirates and a haunted plantation house add to the mystery, when Jane and Peaches stumble upon another dead body. Jane continues to seek answers about her late mother. As she tracks down the origin of her mother's coin necklace, she stumbles across surprising information about her.