Stockholm
syndrome: the psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with his or her
captor.
What
happens when you love the man you should hate?
Beth
Sutton is eighteen years old when Dominic Perdue abducts her. Held prisoner in
a basement, she’s dependent upon him for food, clothes, her very existence. As
the months pass, her hatred changes to compassion. Beth never allows herself to
forget, however, that her captor has killed another woman. She has evidence to
prove it, not to mention Dominic’s own admission of murder.
Then
Beth escapes…
And
discovers Dominic Perdue is not a man who lets go easily. Meanwhile, despite
being reunited with her family, she spirals into self-destructive behaviour.
Release from her prison isn’t enough. Can Beth also break free from the
clutches of Stockholm syndrome?
A
study of emotional dependency, The Second Captive examines how love can assume
strange guises.
About the Author
Maggie
James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological
suspense novels.
The first
draft of her first novel, entitled His Kidnapper’s Shoes, was written whilst
travelling in Bolivia. Maggie was inspired by an impending milestone birthday
along with a healthy dose of annoyance at having procrastinated for so long in
writing a novel. His Kidnapper’s Shoes was published in both paperback and
e-book format in 2013, followed by her second novel, entitled Sister,
Psychopath. Her third novel, Guilty Innocence, like her first two, features her
home city of Bristol. She has recently published her fourth novel, The Second
Captive.
Before
turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a
diversion into practising as a nutritional therapist. Diet and health remain
high on her list of interests, along with travel. Accountancy does not, but
then it never did. The urge to pack a bag and go off travelling is always
lurking in the background! When not writing, going to the gym, practising yoga
or travelling, Maggie can be found seeking new four-legged friends to pet;
animals are a lifelong love!
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