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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 lay in her bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Mason had kissed her.  He had held her in his arms and kissed her.

Now she could think of nothing else.

They had been kissing when the wind finally came, and the ship had erupted into cheers.  Ilona had shoved him away from her before they could be caught.  Moments later, they were surrounded by excited crew members, and she had been swept away to the helm while he was called on to help with the sails.  They hadn't seen one another again before Ilona retired for the night.

Now, she badly wanted to see him.  She wanted to go to him in his cabin and kiss him again.  She wanted to touch him and feel him touching her.

Ilona groaned and rolled over, pressing her face into her pillow.  This was madness.

After a long day of hard work in the heat, Mason slept soundly, but his dreams had come wild and bright.

Sleepless