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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

"This isn't right," Mason hissed through the darkness. "This isn't right. They should be here! She should be here!"

"Mace, just calm down," Jamie said seriously. "The men are getting something lit so we can have a torch. Once we can see in here, we can look for any clues about what might have happened."

Mason didn't reply. He sat with his knees pulled up close to his chest and pressed his palms over his eyes. Ilona was supposed to be here. She was supposed to be safe. What if Pierce Vane had done something to her after all? Maybe if Mason had hurried back after they'd pushed the second dragon over the cliff, he could have saved her.

He heard something then and when he lowered his hands from his eyes; they were met with a bright light. He blinked the world into focus and saw Jamie had returned with the torch he had mentioned. The younger man looked pale and worried, but he was trying not to panic, either.

They're Not Here