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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

Mason was silent as he dressed and saddled his horse.  He kept glancing at Ilona from the corner of his eye, but her face was stony, and she refused to look at him.  He didn't blame her.

Whatever progress he had made on getting Ilona Black to warm up to him, he had just lost in one swoop.  He still couldn't believe he'd been so foolish and insulted her as he had.

He had assumed she would be like all the other women in his life vying for the attention of a Prince.  They giggled and went along with his flirting and teasing even though sometimes he got the feeling they didn't really think he was all that funny.

Mason had foolishly assumed Ilona would be like all the other girls.  Why had he?  She had already proven herself to be unlike anyone he'd ever met.

Your Majesty