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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 and the pirates moved slowly through the jungle towards the beach. They were all still tired and very sore, but now it was their hunger and thirst that drove them on. For Mason, it was also his need to see Ilona, hold her in his arms again, and know she was safe.

When they were close enough to the ocean that Mason felt confident they wouldn't run into any of Pierce Vane's men, he veered the group back towards the path he would have normally followed with Ilona. As hungry as they all were, he knew they needed water even more.

The skies were still dark when they came to the pool of fresh water at last. They slid down the bumpy stone wall and rushed towards their prize. The men fell to their hands and knees along the banks of the pool and didn't care about anything else at that moment. Some made cups with their hands and lifted the liquid to their mouths, but others simply stuck their entire faces into the water.

The Thing She Found