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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

The sound of clashing metal echoed through the grand cavern of the pirate's cave.  The large fire was still burning in the middle, but torches had been added along the outer walls for extra light.  The air was smoky, but canvas from the ship's sails had been posted up at the cave entrance to catch the wind and direct it inside.

The added breeze left the fires flickering and throwing wild shadows over the cave ceiling and walls, shadows that were cast by pairs of dueling pirates.

Ilona and Mason were squared off against one another in the open area closest to the mouth of the cave.  They had returned to the pirate's hide-out that morning while it was still dark and less likely for them to be seen.  Since then, Ilona had been working on teaching Mason everything she knew about sword fighting.

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