A forbidden love. An unlikely alliance. A destiny beyond imagination.
In 1710, Johnathan Hightower risks everything to escape persecution for loving a woman the world tells him he cannot have - the bold and beautiful Hannah Brown. By seeking refuge in Jamaica, he hopes to leave danger behind but fate has other plans.
There, in a land of secrets and opportunity, John forms an unexpected friendship with Salvatore "Red" Jacobson - a privateer with a haunted past and a burning desire to find the lost treasure of Montezuma.
Their bond carries them from plantation life in early Colonial America to the wilds of Mexico on a journey filled with peril, betrayal, and revelations that could change everything. As love is tested and loyalties are forged, John must face the greatest question of all:
Can one man outrun his past - or is he destined to fulfill a purpose greater than he ever imagined?
Autorentext
Born in a small town in Maine nestled in the woods near Mount Katahdin, Aaron McDougall grew up surrounded by the natural beauty of Baxter State Park - a setting that continues to inspire his storytelling. A retired postal worker who spent many years working as a letter carrier, sales clerk, and mail handler, Aaron now channels his life experiences into writing compelling novels. When not writing, he enjoys fishing, hiking, stamp collecting, and losing himself in books or a good TV show. Unmarried by choice, he embraces the solitude of the North Maine woods, a place he reveres with the same quiet passion once held by Henry David Thoreau.