title: Curse
author: James, Maddie
description: "I felt as if I lived every thrilling moment of THE CURSE. Maddie James writes pulse- pounding suspense and riveting romance!" Teresa Medeiros New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Porter is in hot pursuit of his kidnapped wife. Not an easy feat considering it is 1718 and the kidnapper is the notorious pirate, Edward Teach aka. Blackbeard. Jack sneaks aboard the pirate's ship but is too late to save his beloved Hannah. Nearly 300 years later, Claire Winslow vacations on a secluded east coast island, where the image of a man walking the misty shore, a man who calls her Hannah, haunts her. Jack and Claire will embark on a wild search through time for a powerful historical artifact: the silver-plated chalice made from Blackbeard's skull. Only with the chalice will they be able to reverse Blackbeard's Curse. Will they find it in time? Or are they destined to be parted by fate once more?