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When Elena’s merchant ship is attacked by ruthless pirates, she is torn from her life and imprisoned aboard the Kraken’s Revenge. Forced to serve the captain’s cruel daughters, Elena’s dream of escape fades like the distant shore. Survival means obeying orders without question, and disobeying may get her sold into marriage.
Everything changes when a new prisoner is thrown into the brig—a dashing sailor named Harlan. Their connection is immediate, but the captain’s daughters are just as captivated by Harlan’s charm. As a forbidden romance kindles in the darkness of their confinement, Elena dares to dream of freedom once more.
But danger looms when another pirate with sinister intentions wants to buy Elena. Now burdened with a secret that could change the course of history, Elena must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect Harlan and herself.
As she navigates the treacherous waters of betrayal and desire, Elena must choose between the liberty she craves and the love she cannot deny.
Escaping Pirates is the fourth book in the Legends of Neverland
series and CAN be read as a standalone
Tropes in Escaping Pirates:
People only THINK Captain Hook was the villain because before now, they never heard Hook’s side of the story. But becoming Captain Hook means daring to grow up… and be the villain Neverland needs.

Sirens have trapped Treva’s people and are calling them to their watery deaths. When Treva learns that her Deafness grants her immunity to the sirens, she shifts from blacksmith to siren hunter.

Dahlia is a rebel spy raised to start a civil war and Korth is the prince she is planning to betray. If she tells the truth, she will die. Her heart or her people. Her lies or her life. The choice may destroy her either way.

Say goodbye to a boring Cinderella who has a fairy godmother help her win a beauty contest. Instead, get ready for a Cinderella who is enslaved on a pirate ship and forced into servitude.

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