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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 stared at the handsome man sitting before her and felt a strange, warm feeling start growing in her chest until it slowly spread over her.  She didn't know what to say to him, but what he had said to her... it had lifted a weight from her heart that she hadn't even realized was there.

"Mace," she whispered, "Can I... Can I tell you something else?"

"Of course," he nodded, his gaze intent on hers, "You can tell me anything."

Ilona hesitated, her heart speeding up and butterflies taking flight in her stomach.  She bit her lip and looked over his handsome face.  She had never felt so happy and anxious and terrified all at once in her entire life.

But then her eyes met his.  She looked into the blue wells and saw only sincerity there.  He wasn't joking.  He wasn't playing a game with her.  He had meant everything he said.

And she realized there was no reason to be scared... not with him.

The Talk Part 2