Witchcraft #2 Driven from her Salem home by a rejected suitor's false accusation of witchcraft, lovely Mattie Bradshaw turned in desperation to Henri Rohan, the wealthy, mysterious Frenchman who had occasional business dealings with her father. With his aid, she managed to escape her persecutors, only to fall passionately in love with her virile, handsome rescuer. It was only after the lovers has been separated during a disaster at sea that Mattie learned the true identity of the man to whom she had given her body and her heart. He was none other than the notorious pirate known as Le Diable, and the source of his great wealth was his stolen plunder. But now, however, there was no turning back. Henri was her destiny, the only man she would ever love, and she vowed that once they were reunited, nothing and no one would be allowed to tear him from her arms. Witchcraft Series: Witchfires Bright Glows the Dawn
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