Captured Series by Eve Rabi

Sargent Megan Saunders, 27, is fighting in Iraq, when her convoy is ambushed by Islamic militants. The only survivor, she is held as a slave in one of Saddam’s bunkers, forced to deliver inflammatory speeches against the US and has to play nurse to injured militants fighting coalition forces. Her primary mission is to escape and it is during one of these failed attempts, she is raped. When she learns she is pregnant from the rape, she is stunned more than devastated, for various reasons... moreSargent Megan Saunders, 27, is fighting in Iraq, when her convoy is ambushed by Islamic militants. The only survivor, she is held as a slave in one of Saddam’s bunkers, forced to deliver inflammatory speeches against the US and has to play nurse to injured militants fighting coalition forces. Her primary mission is to escape and it is during one of these failed attempts, she is raped. When she learns she is pregnant from the rape, she is stunned more than devastated, for various reasons. Her rapist Reed, insists she proceeds with the pregnancy, even though she’s already married, and even though, due to her inflammatory speeches against the US, she is now regarded as a terrorist and is on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Having no choice but to do as he says, she is forced to rely on her dark and brooding rapist to help her with the baby and the pregnancy. They make a deal – she will have the baby and he will raise it. As time goes by, and the more time they spend together, she finds herself drawn to Reed and before long, they enter into a relationship which is far beyond sexual. For Reed, the attraction he feels towards Megan is a staggering betrayal towards his people. The moment her baby is born, Megan’s freedom no longer appeals to her as it means leaving behind both her lover and her baby. When the militants holding her captive threaten to take away her baby for ‘safekeeping’, she is forced to make a decision which leads to a series of painful and tragic events. less

Back in the US, Megan’s Saunders, under intense duress and facing Guantanamo Baby for her inflammatory speeches against the US, decides to keep her baby and her Iraqi lover, Reed, a secret. She hopes that neither the authorities nor anybody else, especially her Police Commissioner husband, discovers her dark secret. When, to her surprise, she is suddenly cleared of all charges, she becomes a hero and is awarded a Purple Heart... moreBack in the US, Megan’s Saunders, under intense duress and facing Guantanamo Baby for her inflammatory speeches against the US, decides to keep her baby and her Iraqi lover, Reed, a secret. She hopes that neither the authorities nor anybody else, especially her Police Commissioner husband, discovers her dark secret. When, to her surprise, she is suddenly cleared of all charges, she becomes a hero and is awarded a Purple Heart. Pushed by her money-hungry and abusive husband, she becomes a sought-after celebrity and soon, her face appears on billboards across America. But when her lover and her baby show in the US, Megan finally garners the strength to leave her husband, say goodbye to the high-flying lifestyle she despises and moves in with them. She is finally happy and living her dream. Until her husband stumbles onto her secret and uses it against her. He threatens to send her and Reed to prison if she does not return to him and become the money-spinner he wants her to become. less