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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 tall rocky back of the outcropping protected Mason and Ilona from the worst of the wind, but it also kept the sun from reaching them and warming them up as well.

The couple was moving slowly, but Ilona helped Mason out of his torn shirt before hanging it over one of the taller stones and setting a rock on it to keep it from being blown away. Her own shoulder and arm were extremely painful to move, so Mason removed her sword belt for her and laid it aside with his own. They helped one another get off their boots and any other wet item that would just work against their warming up.

"We'll rest a while," Mason said quietly, blinking with heavy lids. "Then, we can figure out how we're going to get out of here."

Ilona nodded in agreement, her own head pounding. "I'm so cold though."

Pain And Promises