Nanine Case
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Nanine has always loved adventure! She's traveled the world capturing people and events with the lens. Her biggest adventure, though, was tracking down her ancestor's story on the Marquesas Islands, a man who lived among cannibals in the 1800s. Nanine could not walk in her relative’s shoes… she could only trace his footprints and walk the paths that he once trod.
Experience the nearly unchanged French Polynesia Islands Nanine researched to bring readers this incredible tale. |
Temptation. Danger. A Legacy of Secrets. It started with a single headline: Yankee Cannibal King.
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When Nanine Case read the 1902 newspaper article about a distant relative, she never imagined it would launch her into a decades-long search across the globe. But what she uncovered wasn’t just a family mystery—it was a buried history of passion, survival, and a man who chose to live among warring tribes in the Marquesas Islands.
What drove John Rumell to abandon everything he knew? Was it love for a native princess—or something darker? From missionary descendants to oral storytellers, Nanine followed every clue. What she found was a tale etched in tribal tattoos, dangerous customs, and forbidden desire. Some stories are forgotten for a reason. But Nanine was born to reveal the truth. Experience the seductive danger of French Polynesia in this real-life adventure of obsession, survival, and the enigmatic Cannibal King. |
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What would drive a man to leave civilization behind and live out his life among cannibals?
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He risked everything for love, power...and survival.
In 1847, John Rumell didn’t just escape a brutal captain—he plunged into an ancient world ruled by tribal law, seductive women, and deadly customs. Stranded on an island torn by warring clans, his only path to survival is to win the heart of an irresistible temptress and defeat her former lover. But passion comes at a price. Branded by excruciating tattoo rituals and bound by merciless traditions, John learns too late that desire can be a cage—and he is trapped in a paradise where escape is forbidden, and pleasure is never off-limits. Inspired by a shocking true story, Cannibal King is a gripping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and a man who became both a leader and a prisoner in a land where savagery reigned. Perfect for fans of historical adventure, forbidden romance, and the dark allure of untamed lands. |
Experience the historical Marquesas Islands, as seen through John Rumell’s eyes in his fantastical adventure, retold by a distant relative, Nanine Case.
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Click the video to the right explore the real locations Nanine visited in the Marquesas Islands — the photographs that inspired and shaped her unforgettable Cannibal King stories.
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