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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 kicked his legs in the water below him, doing his best to keep his muscles working and his body pumping blood.  The water was cold, and he had already been starting to get numb when he'd first spotted the dragon.  Now, ages later, his digits would barely bend, and his legs were getting slower and slower.

If that wasn't bad enough, as the dragon lounged on the beach, the tide was coming in again, causing the water in Mason's pool to rise.  Soon, it would be too high for him to be able to remain tucked behind the rocks.  Then, all it would take was one big wave to wash him ashore right into the dragon's mouth.

He closed his eyes and worked to push that thought away.  He wasn't going to die.  He couldn't.  Ilona needed him.  He needed to protect her, help her find food, and fix the cave into a good shelter.  Ilona couldn't lose him to the dragon and be stuck here all alone.

Trapped Between The Rocks