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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

Mason paced back and forth through their little cave home.  Since Ilona had come back, they had barely spoken.  She had cried in his arms until the overwhelming emotions of coming so close to death had passed.  It wasn't the same as Mason and the men marching off to battle, knowing they might die.  She had been out for a walk on the beach thinking she was safe and had come upon the dragon unexpectedly.

"I've sailed through storms and fought with my swords," Ilona had said quietly to him, "I've never felt myself in danger as I did on the beach.  At least when I'm fighting or sailing, I have some kind of control.  There's no control with the dragons."

He had nodded in agreement, kissing her forehead and brushing her hair back from her face.  Mason had felt his own wash of emotions.  He could've lost the woman he loved.

Not Safe