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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

As the day grew later, the wind grew stronger.  The men worked hard in the rigging to keep each of the sails open and catching every bit of breeze they could.  They had drifted far off course and needed to get back on track before they ran out of food and water.

Ilona took the wheel to steer the ship herself so Nick could go aloft and help the others.  The seas weren't too rough yet, but she still had to put her back into it to turn the wheel and keep the ship steady on its course.

Mason was high above, working with the crew to keep the sails open and the lines steady.  He had never worked closely with Nick before and was thankful Jamie was there to be a buffer between them.

"This fool needs to climb back to the deck before he falls.  He can leave the sails to the men that know what they're doing."

The Wind Returns