Victoria Porter has a knack for always finding her way into an undesirable situation. In fact she yearns for them. Being a maiden at twenty-three in 1746, Victoria has given up on finding a suitable mate and now searches for any man willing to cure her boredom. During an escapade with a drunken sailor Victoria’s older brother, Jeremiah, dies from a bullet to the back as he tries to prevent Victoria from defiling her honor. Victoria finds herself alone and suicidal from guilt until Jeremiah’s ghost comes to save her yet again. With Jeremiah’s guidance she begins a quest to find their missing brother. Victoria soon finds herself washed up on a shore after being thrown from a ship during a terrible storm. Alone and frightened once again, she is rescued by a mysterious man with demons of his own and from a time that is not hers.
Colt MacKenzie is desperate to write another bestselling horror novel in 2007. He heads to Ocracoke Island in search of his newest topic: The Cult of Teach. While Colt immerses himself in the legend of The Cult and its obsession over Blackbeard’s Chalice, he comes to the rescue of a strange woman who soon turns his world upside down.
Through the chalice Victoria and Colt discover that their destinies are intertwined and the couple is inevitably thrown into the world of The Cult. At all costs Victoria and Colt must protect the chalice and reunite it with its rightful owner. This is the only way to protect themselves and their destinies.
The Cult is the second book in Maddie James’ series The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice.
Check this title’s availability in the UNC-Chapel Hill Library catalog.
