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

The cold wind whipped off the ocean, pulling and tossing the hair of the siblings standing on the beach. The roar of the waves and the whistling of that wind were the only sounds that came. Neither Ian nor Ilona spoke, studying the other and waiting for judgement.

"I would appreciate you not telling the others about this," Ian said at last, dropping his gaze to the stoney beach. "Isaac knows... but none of the others. I would like to keep it that way."

"Of course," Ilona agreed, without hesitation, "but Ian, could you... could you explain the mark on your stomach? The magic? What were you talking about..."

What Love Does