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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 marched back to their cave and quickly slipped inside.  She didn't look to see if Mason was following her, knowing he likely wasn't.  She wasn't sure if she should be angry or sad about that.

Inside by the dying fire, she quickly stripped off her wet clothes, peeling them from her skin where the water had made them cling.  She hung them up on a rope that she and Mason had strung up long ago for occasions just like this.

She stood naked in the middle of their cave, knowing he might arrive any moment.  Ilona wasn't concerned about that anymore, however.  She was so angry with him now that, naked or not, nothing would come of it if he did discover her.

Ilona toweled herself off as best she could and pulled on one of her long, sun-bleached shirts.  It wasn't until it came to rest hanging down near her knees that she realized it was actually Mason's shirt and not her own.

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