As the ship carrying his beloved family slips into the night, Darcy watches with impotent rage, knowing the recovery will be long and arduous. But Darcy is a man of resolve, one who will stop at nothing to retrieve them. With the assistance of excellent friends of longstanding, he vows to pursue them to the ends of the earth if need be.
But the journey will be long and arduous, for those who wish to profit from them have taken them far from England. The very mention of their destination brings agony, places out of legend where men without souls barter and profit from the misery of others.
Elizabeth and Georgiana find themselves in a desperate situation, surrounded by enemies and bound for horrors beyond their imagination. In spite of all this, they keep to their wits and courage, determined to meet their fates with heads held high, and escape what their captors have planned for them.
And even should they manage the impossible, the return to England is also fraught with danger. For not only must they cross the long miles pursued by implacable foes, but an old adversary awaits them, one who has sworn to avenge himself on them.
Bonds of Love is the second book and conclusion of the Bonds of Life series.