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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 felt her heart beating hard in her chest and her blood rushing in her ears.  Her hands went to the hilts of her swords, and the solidness of them brought her a bit of comfort.  She could defend herself if she had to.

Lord, she hoped she didn't have to.  She hoped it wouldn't come to that.  The drizzle of the rain washed over her skin, soaking her clothes.

"What...What are you doing here?" she asked the figure in front of her as the breeze whipped her hair about, pulling pieces free from her braid and pasting them to her cheek.

"I was just out for a bit of an evening stroll," the man answered.

Ilona frowned, "It's not really the weather for a stroll, is it?"

As if to prove her point, thunder rumbled overhead, and a quick little pulse of lightning hopped through the clouds.  The man before her was slowly being drenched just as she was.

The Man In The Jungle