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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

Ilona sat up in the loft of the barn as the rain began to ease off.  The time between rumbles of thunder grew longer and longer, and even the breeze was calmer.

The pattering of the rain against the barn roof and the warm purring brown cat on her lap was making Ilona drowsy.  She knew she should wake the Prince and get some sleep herself, but she just couldn't make herself move from her spot.

She couldn't trust the man.  If she left him to keep watch and went to sleep, how could she trust that he wouldn't doze off himself?

Ilona could just imagine waking up to find the barn owner holding a blade to her throat or, worse, waking up to find them surrounded by royal guards ready to drag her away to a dark, damp dungeon.

No, she would rather be exhausted and free the next day than well-rested but in a cell.

A Harlot