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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 stop, and her vision wavered.  This couldn't be happening.

She stood frozen in place, watching as Jamie and Pierce Vane carried the person closer to the fire and gently eased them to the ground.  As they did, the canvas sides of the hammock lowered, revealing the man inside.

Ilona inhaled sharply and stumbled forward a few steps before her legs gave out, and she fell to her knees in front of the body.  Her hands clamped over her mouth as she felt herself struggling to breathe.  It was as if she couldn't remember how.  She couldn't remember anything.

Mason lay on the hammock in front of her, his body very still.  She stared at his face, covered in dirt and rust-colored blood.  There was a slash of dark scarlet over one cheek, and she saw it was the place where he'd had his stitches.  The wound had reopened, and fresh blood was seeping out of it.

Mortal Wounds