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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

As the pair slowly traveled through the night, the pain in Mason's head eased into a dull ache, and his dizziness started to get better.  He and Ilona were both exhausted, and she had given up her stiff posture, letting herself sink back against Mason's strong chest.

The warmth of his arms around her, his sweet scent, and the steady thumping of his heart began to lull her to sleep.  She knew she would need to talk to him if she didn't want to pass out in his arms like a foolish girl.

"I'm sorry about your mother's locket," she said after a while.  It had been on her mind since the thieves had gotten away.

"It's alright," he murmured against her hair, "I told you I barely knew her.  It's not important."

"I don't believe that," she shook her head, "If it wasn't important to you, then you wouldn't have gone back for it and fought for it.  Obviously, it meant a great deal to you, and so did she."

Sunrise Together