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Ilona Black is the oldest daughter of the Pirate King. All her life, she's wanted to be a great pirate captain, just like her father. When she's finally given the chance, however, things go terribly wrong- Ilona's younger siblings have been captured and now it's up to her to get them back.

All hope seems lost until she happens to meet the wickedly handsome Prince Mason who is having his own bad luck. He has been promised to marry a princess who he is quite certain is evil. He has no way to escape the marriage but once he meets the beautiful pirate Captain he comes up with a plan that will help them both. He will marry the daughter of the cruel king who took Ilona's siblings.

They sail away and the plan seems perfect. Mason will escape the evil princess and Ilona will get her siblings back.

But what happens when they start to fall for each other and put their whole plan in jeopardy? And what if their ship never reaches its destination at all?

The Prince and The Pirate

Prince Mason didn't notice when they entered; his eyes locked on the pages of one of many books he had open on the table in front of him. A frown creased his brow, and his golden locks had fallen down to sweep across his face. The sight of him caused Ilona's heart to skip, and butterflies burst to life in her stomach.

The moment they did though, she looked away, frowning and working to stomp out the feelings. She didn't know why this kept happening when she was around the Prince. He was just a man, and she had been around men all her life with no such issues.

He may have been a Prince, but that was actually a mark against him in her mind. He had shown he was spoiled and selfish. She had heard all about his reputation with women, and even her brother was wary of the trouble he could cause.

And then there was the fun he had had at her expense the first time she had met him...

The Secret Meeting