While I Breathe, I Hope

NATALIE BATEMAN is surrounded by family love and plantation wealth; with dreams of marrying someone who would satiate her yearn for intimacy. Her dreams unravel when she is abducted by three miscreants seeking ransom whose impromptu greed forces her enslavement to the notorious Captain Dillard; a man with brutal physical demands. Through her ordeal, the petite dark-haired beauty will discover inner strength and fortitude to survive.Captain LANCE MCRAE acquires trade from foreign lands to be sold by Charleston merchants. This lifestyle provides liberty to seek those responsible for his twin sister�� death. When the sculptured dark-haired captain is introduced to Natalie, he concedes the love in his heart, which is soon shattered when presented a ransom note with identical handwriting to the one he has kept for five years. Fearing Natalie may suffer the same horrible fate; Lance will challenge any attempt to deter his pursuit. He will journey through the depth of Hell�� fury to have his emerald-eyed lady in his arms.Avid romance readers will experience an engaging world of suspense, emotional twists, and unbridled passion.Venture to the year 1826 and experience this uniquely descriptive writing technique deemed as �� page turner�� See, feel and breathe the passion between Lance and Natalie, as their brief interlude fused a bond that no one on earth could sever.