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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

She heard her name as soon as she'd stepped through the doors into her father's grand house.  Ilona looked down the main hallway lined with cages filled with exotic birds the Pirate King had collected, and saw her younger sister rushing towards her.

"Lucia," she smiled and opened her arms in time to catch her in a hug.  The lovely woman stepped back and smiled happily at Ilona before looking past her and catching sight of the Prince.  Her mouth immediately fell open.

"Lucia, this is the Prince of our land, Mason," Ilona spoke in the pirate language before switching back to English, "Your majesty, this is my sister, Lucia Black.  She's the oldest daughter after me."

A frown flickered over Mason's face as he looked at Ilona, but then he smiled warmly at Lucia and bowed low.  When he moved to straighten up again though, he had to reach out and steady himself on the doorframe.

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