Reah Lawrence has been haunted by an unknown man in a terrifying dream ever since the death of her father, a famous yachtsman. When Ewart Morgan, a successful television playwright, arrives to give the end of term lecture at the school where Reah teaches art, she recognises him instantly as the man in her nightmare. In Florence their tempestuous romance blossoms, despite an amorous Italian and a beautiful Contessa who almost destroy the magic. Back on the stormy Sussex coast, Reah finally finds the answer to her disturbing dream.
Stella Whitelaw is a professional writer and journalist, with over 30 novels published as well as nearly 250 short stories in national women's magazines. She is Secretary of the Parliamentary Press Gallery at the House of Commons and lives in Surrey with six beautiful cats who have provided the inspiration for her many cat books. Pollution-induced asthma has sent her walking the Sussex coast and South Downs for fresh air for healing views.