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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

Mason leaned against the wooden mast and scanned the skies around him.  Nick moved until they were sitting back to back, facing away from one another so no angle would be missed.  It was a surreal place to be.  No matter which way they looked, even up and down, they could see nothing but the hazy white-grey bank of fog.  Even the second mast wasn't visible, and it was closer to them than the deck.

It was almost like something out of a bad dream, and Mason had to focus on his breathing and try to keep himself calm.  His mind was slowly beginning to run away with him though, thinking up frightening scenarios and making him imagine he was lost and alone.

Well... not quite alone... Nick was still there.

Not that it would do Mason any good.  The man would likely leave him behind if he had the chance.

In The Clouds