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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 ran forward through the thin trees towards the cave entrance. Mason was right behind her but slower. He was now carrying all the bags he had brought as well as the ones he'd taken from her at the stream.

Nick and Sam Thatch weren't very far ahead, and Ilona kept her eyes on them. Where ever they went, she went, trusting they knew the best path with the fewest tripping risks.

Just as the men reached the clearing in front of the cave entrance, a strange sound filled the air. It was something like the roar of a lion and a scream mixed together. Everyone's gazes jerked towards the sky, and Ilona felt her blood run cold.

One moment the glowing moon was there, and the next, it was gone, snuffed out by the shape that rose in front of it.

It had launched off the rocky mountainside above where its dark, scaly body had been well hidden and still. Not one of the four travelers had noticed it.

The Clearing