Intriguing book with some unusual elements
First, I have to say I had never read a book written by a South African author, nor a story set in that country before. Dianne Wilson made a pleasant first impression.
The author definitely began her tale with a great "hook": Rebecca awakens from sleep with the intense urge to flee from her home. At that precise moment, someone is at the door of her bedroom, trying to force his way in. She climbs out the second floor window and hurts her shoulder, and then runs out to the road and is struck by a car. The kindly Christian couple who found her takes her to a hospital. But she doesn't remember who she is.
Meanwhile, Jason, a college professor and night club DJ, has a strange dream of his own. He finds a box full of love letters in a sunken ship while diving and is determined to track down the lovers who penned them and the identity of the dark-haired, blue-eyes beauty in the portrait he found with the letters. He starts hearing a voice in his head, guiding him to a series of divine appointments that keep him on track, and He keeps seeing strange visions that his mother tells him are from God.
Jason's quest involves his two roommates, whose personalities and senses of humor provide wonderful comic relief. While they get closer to finding the girl, her former employer's son is searching for her, too. However Claude's motives are more sinister. Her wants to force Rebecca to be his.
Although resistant toward God at first because He let Jason's sister die, Jason eventually yields to the Lord's leading. He is instrumental in helping several others learn the truth and experience healing and freedom--including the object of his affection.
I read this free eBook on my Kindle and was quite absorbed by it for three days. I did find several typos in it--primarily words omitted here and there, and a homophone that meant something entirely different than the author meant to say. I loved how she included words from Afrikaans and other South African languages with links to a glossary at the back of the book.
If you are looking for a unique, but compelling story with romance, action, mystery, suspense and humor, this is delightful combination of all of the above. For a bonus, you get several love stories and a Christian message! Due to the subject matter, I would recommend that it not be read by anyone under the age of 16, though.