A reluctant pirate

A story about a lonesome Spice Grocer who gets the opportunity to go on a journey to find out about spices first hand. However once aboard and on his way, his ship gets attacked by pirates. Pirates who give him the choice to either die or become one of them. He chooses the latter and is now forced to sail the seas and it dangers with them. However the world of pirates is full of twists and he will find out where he starts he might not end up at.