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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 marched across the deck of her ship towards where she knew the men would be scrubbing.  As she did, she worked to try to build up her confidence.  Pierce Vane had a way of getting under her skin and making her question herself.

He also had a knack for drawing her men's attention to her failings, and that was even worse.

She climbed the few wooden steps that led to an upper deck.  Before she was even able to see anything, she could hear the familiar sound of rough bristle brushes on wood.

Ilona had spent countless hours of her life on the task of scrubbing the decks of her parent's ships, usually when she was in trouble for one thing or another.  It was back-breaking work that made a sailor question why they ever went to sea at all.

Stepping onto the deck, Ilona came to a stop and took in the scene in front of her.

Scrub The Decks