Some dreams shouldn't come true … Maddie Browne thought she'd grown out of the recurring nightmare that plagued her as a child, but after a shocking family secret is revealed, it comes back to haunt her – the same swing in the same garden, the kind red-haired giant and the swarthy arms which grab her from behind and try to take her away … In an attempt to forget her troubles, Maddie travels to Devon to spend time with her friends, Kayla and Wes. However, it becomes clear that relaxation will not be on the agenda after a disturbing encounter with a gypsy fortune teller. Not to mention the presence of Wes's dangerously handsome brother, Alex. And then there's the fact that Maddie's dream seems to be coming true ... AUTHOR: Cristina Courtenay was born in England and has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East. Christina's debut 'Trade Winds' was short listed for the 2011 Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award for Best Historical Fiction. 'The Scarlet Kimono' won the 2011 Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award. 'Highland Storms' (in 2012) and 'The Gilded Fan' (in 2014) won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award and 'The Silent Touch of Shadows' won the 2012 Best Historical Read Award from the Festival of Romance. Christina is Chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association.