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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

The mutinous quartermaster stood in the clearing, sword in hard, staring at his prey. The rain was coming down over both of them but neither paid it any attention. When lightning flashed, it was reflected in each pair of dark eyes, both unblinking.

Neither moved, coiled to strike. Both were excellent with a sword and they had never been tested against each other to see which was better, but now that time had come.

Ilona's hands gripped the hilts of her twin blades and she felt her breath moving in and out of her lungs as if they weren't part of her. In her mind, she replayed every lesson in fighting that she could recall. Her father's words echoed inside her. The Pirate King was a betting man. Ilona couldn't help but wonder who he would've put his money on to win this fight?

"What now, Captain?" Pierce Vane hissed then, shaking her from her thoughts. "Are we to stand here all night until one of us dies from cold?"

Prey