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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 was still as she watched the entrance to the tunnel.  Her heart was racing, and her mind was spinning.  Something wasn't right.  Why would Pierce Vane lie about a tunnel being a dead end and then bring the men back to the cave through it?  And how could they have defeated the dragon so quickly?  It was farther away and in a spot that was harder to reach.  Surely they hadn't been able to defeat it so fast.

No, something was definitely wrong.

As they watched the tunnel entrance, a moment later, men began to stream out of it.  The third man to come out was Charlie, a huge smile on his face and wickedness in his eyes.

"Good evening, Captain," his voice boomed through the cave.  He made a show of bowing low to her, "I hope we're not interrupting anything."

His gaze moved over Ilona and the others, all standing facing the group, their hands on their swords.

A Life For A Life