The British and Americans go to war and Bethany is captured by some Indians previously thought to be friendly.
However, she hates him and he hates her.Įventually she joins her newly married friend Rachel in some Fort and marries a young officer she doesn't love, meanwhile fighting her attraction to Joshua. In the usual 'I thought you were of loose morals' heroine-bedding device, she is first rescued during a storm by Joshua Stark, taken to an inn, and then awakened to the joys of getting it on. She leaves Boston on horseback to escape the machinations of her bitchy Stepmother who wants to marry Bethany to her cousin (who she herself is in love with) in order to get Bethany's money. It tells the story of Bethany Herbert, a somewhat naive but gutsy girl who is not TSTL. But when he ransoms her from Indian captors, she learns that her debt must be repaid in unimagined humiliations.īethany's proud spirit is tested to the utmost as she becomes a victim of the War of 1812 and discovers how much she loves and needs the man who robbed her of her innocence.ĬAPTIVE DESIRE by Kathleen Victor (her only book, I see) is a quick and easy read. MAJOR FRANCIS AINSLEY: Once his tender words and admiring glances had promised happiness. LITTLE HAWK: Sustained by his kindness through the endless winter of her captivity, she finally submits to his lovemaking, only to find that her passionate nature betrays her New England upbringing. JOSHUA STARK: His piercing blue eyes penetrate her innermost defenses, and, to her shame, she helplessly succumbs to the sensations awakened by his knowing touch. She quickly discovers how protected she has been from the harsh realities of life - and from men who demand far more than a flirtatious smile and a discreet kiss. But when he ransoms her from Indian captors, she learns that her debt must be repaid in unimagined humiliations.Forced to flee Boston rather than marry a man she does not love, Bethany Herbert rides westward to seek a new life on the American frontier.
Forced to flee Boston rather than marry a man she does not love, Bethany Herbert rides westward to seek a new life on the American frontier.
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