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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

To avoid attention, Mason climbed up the stairs away from Ilona and slipped around behind the crew.  After a few minutes, when he was sure Nick was no longer watching him, he snuck back past him and the rest of the men in the direction Ilona had gone.

Walking towards the stern of the ship, Mason's eyes scanned the decks until he caught sight of her.  Feeling his breath catch in his throat, he came to a stop and leaned his hip against the rail closest to him, folding his arms.

Ilona Black stood barefoot on the ship's rails again, this time holding onto a backstay and leaning back against it as if she was laying on a steep hill.  With the ropes supporting her, she tilted her head back and gazed at the stars above.

A Kiss