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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 took a step back from the railing of the ship, her mind spinning with the realization of what was in the skies beside them.

"Are-Are you sure?" Mason asked in shock.

Without taking her eyes from the spot she'd seen it, she held the spyglass out to the Prince.  Mason took it and used it to look in the direction Ilona was staring.  After only a moment of searching, he went very still, and his lips parted.

"Let me see," Jamie stepped up to the rail beside him and held out his hand.  Mason slowly gave the glass to him.

"You're right," Mason said, turning to Ilona, "It's... It's a dragon."

"It's diving down into the ocean then coming back up," Jamie said, "Maybe it's catching fish or something."

"It likely is," the other man agreed, "I don't know what else it would be eating."

"H-How did it get out here?" Ilona asked, feeling numb, "How did it get out to the middle of the ocean?"

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