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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

Ian and Ilona stood quietly watching as the Prince paced back and forth in front of the dying fire, alternating between rubbing the back of his neck and running his hands over his face.

"This is a bad idea," he said to them without looking up, "She's only fifteen. I'll have to live in their court for years before she's old enough to be married and by then they'll have figured out that I'm not someone they want to be their king, let alone marry their princess."

"You don't know that," Ian shrugged, "You could end up being a good king... That does seem more likely than you being a good husband."

Ian smirked, teasing the other man, but Mason only frowned at him.  For a man who was almost always joking, it was a clear sign of how seriously he was considering this decision.

The Decision