The Captive's Return
by Catherine Mann

Five years ago, Lieutenant Colonel Lucas Quade had watched his wife of mere moments die. Forced to flee from a war-torn country, he’d had to leave her body behind. The guilt had nearly consumed him.

Five years ago, Sarafina Quade’s death had been faked. Forced to live under the protection of a “family friend,” she’d agreed in order to protect Lucas’s baby. The hope of eventual freedom had kept her alive.

Now fate had brought husband and wife face-to-face. On a dangerous trek through the jungle a man would learn he was a father, a woman would learn her past was a lie and a child might finally have the family she always craved. If they survived the journey.

Originally published October 2005 in mass market paperback.

Catherine Mann's Bio

USA Today bestseller Catherine Mann has written women’s fiction, romance, and romantic suspense for Lake Union, HQN, Harlequin series, Berkley, Tule, and Sourcebooks, with novels released in more than thirty countries. A South Carolinian at heart, after years of moving around the country Catherine has settled back in her home state with her Harley-riding husband. Empty nesters, they have a blended family of nine children, nine grandchildren, two dogs, and three feral cats.