Lili Rothington's sheltered life changes forever when she becomes the pawn in a deadly game of vengeance. En route to become the wife of a British officer, she is kidnapped by his enemy, the pirate known as El Pantera. Captured and intimidated she might be, but Lili resolves to use her wits and beauty to gain control of the situation. She sets out to seduce her captor, make him break his vow to leave her untouched until his enemy exchanges himself for her. The battle of wills and growing desires blazes hotter than the Caribbean sun. What begins as a quest for vengeance becomes a war between two people with separate goals but very mutual passion. TAKEN, is the story of a girl's evolution into womanhood and a dangerous life at sea, realization of her truest self, and then discovery of what it means to love.