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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 felt as if the world around them had gone still. She could hear the wind rustling the leaves overhead and Mason's trembling breaths behind her. His grip was still vise-like on one of her wrists, but the other was free for her hand to slide down to the hilt of her sword.

The traitor pirates stood frozen as well, eyes darting from face to face of the people before them. They appeared to be just as surprised as Ilona and her men. Moments ticked away and still no one moved. No one knew what to do.

Finally, to everyone's surprise, it was Anja who stepped forward.

"We don't want any trouble, boys," she said, raising her hand from the hilt of her sword. "We're just here to bury the dead."

"U-us too," one man stammered, lifting a shovel up for them to see as proof.

The groups quietly studied one another.

The Traitors Now