While the heart beats

On the way home from a party, someone kidnaps Cora Lawson and Dean Asher, her sister's fiancé, whom she sincerely hates. They wake up trapped in a basement where their captor forces them into things that would break anyone. They go through unimaginable hell and every day is a struggle for survival. Only mutual support keeps them afloat. Even if they manage to escape, they will never be the same again. Can you love a man with whom you have lived your worst nightmare? Is it possible to start afresh when the past won't let you breathe properly?