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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 didn't hurry to Mason's side.  She'd seen this countless times before, and she knew there would be nothing she could do.  It was seasickness.  She should've guessed this would happen as soon as he told her he had never been on a ship.

Someone cleared their throat beside her, and when she looked, she saw it was Pierce.

"Not much of a sailor, is he?  Your prince..."

Ilona frowned and crossed her arms.  She couldn't argue with him even though she was dying to put him in his place.  They'd been at sea less than a full night, and he was already tiptoeing on her nerves.

Mason finished and righted himself as best he could, one arm lightly wrapped around his middle.

"I-Ilona," he shook his head, "I'm so sorry I... I don't know what's come over me."

"What's wrong with him?" came another voice from behind Ilona, speaking in the pirate language, "Is he sick?"

Seasick