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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

Jennings climbed down the rigging and back down to the deck.  He glanced around and saw the scrawny Sam Thatch standing next to Ilona and Nick Black, talking seriously about something.

He had been heading for the stairs, but now he paused, his curiosity piqued. He moved towards the mast, pretending to tie something as he strained to hear what they were saying.

"...there's nothing to be done.  There isn't a speck of land between us and The Red Lands."

"We'll just have to push to sail on as quickly as we can."

"If we cut the rations down further, do you think we'll make it?"

"Even if we cut the rations back, I don't think we can make it in time."

"Well, we'll have to try."

Having heard enough, Jennings scurried away, back to his task.

The Cage Below