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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

Their horse was exhausted from the long trip, the last part traveling with a double load, and walked slowly towards the stables where Ilona had steered her.

Mason breathed in deeply the salty ocean air and closed his eyes.  He could just make out the rumbling sound of the waves hitting the shore and the gulls high overhead calling to one another.  The sun was climbing over the horizon, and the first rays were warm on his skin.  The breeze brushed his golden curls across his forehead.

He had always liked his time at the ocean.  There was a sense of being free when he was here.  He never felt that freedom in his brother's court or any city he traveled to.  Not like the freedom the ocean offered him if he was ever brave enough to take a risk.

Now he would finally be able to find out if the freedom it taunted him with was real or not.

The Brothers