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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 words splashed over Mason like ice water, and his body went very still.  His breaths came quick next to her ear, his heartbeat now even faster than it had been before.  Beneath him, Ilona's body went limp, her words clearly having a sobering effect on her too.

"What... What did you say?" he barely breathed.

"I, um... I think I... I think I might be pregnant."

Again, the ice water splashed him.  Mason had to think through each word, trying to put the sentence together in his head so he could understand it, but he couldn't.

"M-Mace?" she whispered, her voice trembling with her fear.

He blinked, unable to move.  Unable to think.  What had she said?  Her words didn't make sense.

"Mason?" he could hear her worrying growing, "Please... Please say something."

The Secret Revealed