Erin_McLain_4927

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 could barely keep himself moving. The stress of their failures was building until he could break. He couldn't lead his men to their deaths again. He couldn't let this turn out like their last dragon attack. But each time they found a dragon sleeping on an impossible ledge, he felt his hope slipping away.

They had been lucky so far. Neither of the dragons they had found had woken up. Like anything else, however, he knew that wouldn't last. The next sleeping dragon they discovered could wake up, and then they would have to fight for their lives on the unstable mountainside. He couldn't even wield his sword. How would he ever protect Ilona if that happened?

Again they traveled downward a ways and again, Mason finally deemed it safe for them to head back up. He was leading the group now, and even Ilona knew it was best to give him his space. The others might have thought he was only angry, but she knew the truth. She knew he was scared.

Stress And Stench