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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's lips parted as she stared at Mason in disbelief.  He inhaled deeply through his nose, but his serious expression didn't waver.

A cool breeze swept up through the tunnel and over them, ruffling the handsome man's golden waves and making Ilona shiver.

She waited and watched him, hoping he might change his mind and tell her this was some kind of joke or misunderstanding.

But those words never came.

At last, without saying a thing, she turned on her heel and marched away from him, not looking back.

Ilona went to the pallet she had slept on and snatched up her sack from beside it.  She began sorting through, pulling out what she didn't need, and all but slapping it onto her blankets.  Her anger was burning like a hot coal in her belly.

It went well with the knife of hurt sunk into her heart.

Choosing Sides