Synopsis
From the author of The Hunger—hailed by Stephen King as “deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down”—comes a hauntingly atmospheric tale replete with alchemy, lust, and betrayal.
True love can last an eternity...but immortality comes at a price...
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her...despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated.
Her impassioned account begins at the turn of the nineteenth century in the same small town of St. Andrew, Maine, back when it was a Puritan settlement. Consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town’s founder, Lanny will do anything to be with him forever. But the price she pays is steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for all eternity. And now, two centuries later, the key to her healing and her salvation lies with Dr. Luke Findley.
Part historical novel, part supernatural page-turner, The Taker is an unforgettable tale about the power of unrequited love not only to elevate and sustain, but also to blind and ultimately destroy, and how each of us is responsible for finding our own path to redemption.
Chapters
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TheTaker 01 Title
Duration: 33s -
TheTaker 02 Part1Ch1a
Duration: 14min -
TheTaker 03 Ch1b
Duration: 16min -
TheTaker 04 Ch2
Duration: 19min -
TheTaker 05 Ch3
Duration: 10min -
TheTaker 06 Ch4
Duration: 10min -
TheTaker 07 Ch5
Duration: 20min -
TheTaker 08 Ch6
Duration: 28min -
TheTaker 09 Ch7
Duration: 08min -
TheTaker 10 Ch8
Duration: 20min -
TheTaker 11 Ch9
Duration: 22min -
TheTaker 12 Ch10
Duration: 18min -
TheTaker 13 Ch11
Duration: 29min -
TheTaker 14 Ch12
Duration: 16min -
TheTaker 15 Ch13
Duration: 07min -
TheTaker 16 Part2Ch14
Duration: 11min -
TheTaker 17 Ch15
Duration: 24min -
TheTaker 18 Ch16
Duration: 05min -
TheTaker 19 Ch17
Duration: 19min -
TheTaker 20 Ch18
Duration: 17min