Fierce Reckoning

Dragged back into captivity, Cora and Nathaniel draw strength from vivid memories of their explicit passion to loosen their bonds and launch a fierce struggle that subdues Elena as the raging Maine storm finally begins to ease. Victory seems within reach until police officers arrive at Blackthorn, but Nathaniel's wary instincts tell him the men in uniform may be entangled in Elena's far-reaching scheme.