Author: Fran McNabb
Series: N/A
Date Published: 2015
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Format: Kindle
Genre: Romance
After losing her husband and unborn baby in a car accident for which she blames herself, Victoria Lafferty had devoted her life to helping South American children find homes in the United States, but her plans are thrown into chaos by a rebellion in the country.
After his mission is compromised and he is shot and captured, Major John Dawson is kept alive so the rebel leader can “take care” of John himself for killing his brother.
Together Victoria and John face the hostile jungle and the rebel leader, but will deep-seated guilt and a desire for revenge stand in the way of their life together?
After his mission is compromised and he is shot and captured, Major John Dawson is kept alive so the rebel leader can “take care” of John himself for killing his brother.
Together Victoria and John face the hostile jungle and the rebel leader, but will deep-seated guilt and a desire for revenge stand in the way of their life together?
~Try an Excerpt!~
The distant scream of a jaguar shattered the morning quiet
of the jungle. Major John Dawson lay unmoving and imagined the beauty of the
big cat stalking his prey in the last moments before the sun drove the animal into
hiding.
John waited for another roar or scream from the thick
underbrush—anything to help his mind escape the pain.
It didn’t come.
Finally he forced his eyelids open to face another day in
captivity somewhere in the bowels of the tiny country of San Gabriel. Weak
streams of light struggled through the hole in the thatched roof and fell on
the dirt floor. The odor of lingering smoke and burned cornmeal sent his
stomach muscles into knife-cutting contractions.
God, don’t let me vomit.
He covered his lower face with his hand then took several
long deep breaths. Carefully he turned his head to the side to see how far the
bucket of water sat away from him. He needed to wet his parched mouth, but
getting to it meant moving, and moving meant more pain.
Bracing himself, he swallowed, lifted his elbow to begin the
slide, but stopped. Talking and footsteps outside the door of his hut made him
stop. His body went on alert. With a bullet still lodged somewhere in his left
shoulder area and fever draining his body of every ounce of energy, there was
nothing to do but wait for the makeshift door to be thrown open.
He gritted his teeth. He hated being helpless.
~Meet Fran!~
Fran McNabb grew up along the beaches and waterways of the Gulf Coast and has used this setting in many of her novels. She and her husband live on a quiet bayou harbor and love to spend time fishing and boating with their sons and families. Visit her at www.FranMcNabb.com, http://classicandcozybooks.blogspot.com, Twitter @FranMcNabb, Facebook Fran L McNabb. SAVING THE CHILDREN can be found at the following outlets.
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