The Determined Pursuit

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In 1807, South Carolina tradition expects women to marry and have families when they come of age. Kaitlyn Masters, a head strong 20 year old raven haired beauty refuses to honor that tradition. Her ultimate dream is to take over the family business when her father retires and become a successful female shipping owner. Her father, James, however, is not of like mind. He wants his only remaining child to marry and start a family. His rejection of her dream leads her to take drastic measures and travel to another continent where she is swept into seduction, intrigue and danger.

The eldest of three brothers, thirty-two year old British shipping magnet Reece Tennyson is married to his family's business and his love of thoroughbred horses. Much to his mother's chagrin, however, he has no interest in expanding the family line of succession and leaves that responsibility to his two younger brothers. His female socialization is limited to a professional arrangement between he and his mistress on an as-needed basis. Fate, however, has different plans when he receives word he fathered a child in the Americas. Much to his own surprise, his paternal protective instincts awaken and propel a relentless search that takes him across the ocean and back to find his child.

While returning to London, Reece and Kaitlyn's lives become intertwined amidst passion, mystery and danger. Will their determined pursuits bring them closer together or drive them apart

Author Bio

Elizabeth H. Franklin is my pen name. It is a combination of my parents' and husband's name. I got the bug to write romance novels in my early twenties but had to follow another career path so I could pay my bills. Fast forward almost 35+ years, and an offer for an earlyish retirement presented itself to me during the Covid-19 pandemic. It provided me the opportunity to chase my dream of being a romance novel writer.

Talk about a left hand turn in life. I retired from my long-time career of being a labor union advocate and started writing my first romance novel which has morphed into a series of four books. The Determined Pursuit is the first of the series. The support I have received from my husband, family and close friends has been amazing and I do not believe I could have crafted such an amazing book without them.

My husband and I, along with our two dogs, relocated to Florida from the Northeast shortly after my retirement where we no longer must endure the harsh snowy winters and enjoy sunshine almost everyday of the year.

My ultimate dream is to be a successful romance author who lives on St. John island and writes historical romance novels. Although I am just beginning my journey as a writer, I have made some strides in fulfilling that dream and hope one day, I will be enjoying a spectacular view of the Caribbean while clicking away on my computer keyboard writing about love.