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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's lips parted in surprise, and she stared up at her mother.

"I already told you, my girl. He'll explain everything."

"Here," Anja said, stepping back to her, "take this."

Ilona watched in confusion as her mother lifted something from around her neck. When she held it out to Ilona, the younger woman saw it was a gold chain with a deep blue gemstone hanging from it that seemed to change shades as it turned. Anja smiled and slipped it over her daughter's head, settling it into place.

"There," she said, "Your father gave this to me a long time ago. He said the stone looked like the sea, which has always been his heart. He said as long as I wore it, I would have his heart. Today... Today I think he would want you to have it with you."

The Explanation