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In the
midst of a storm that is almost unearthly in its fury, Jessica
takes Tara and Trevor, the thirteen-year-old twins she has cared
for for several years, to their father, Dillon's, island home for
Christmas. Several years ago, a terrible fire almost killed all of them,
and did kill the children's mother along with several of her devil
worshipping friends. When
he raced in to rescue the children and Jessie, Dillon was himself
hideously scarred. Only
plastic surgery has restored his angelic good looks; and though he
can still sing, his arms and hands are scarred so that he can
never again play the guitar. Dillon
tries to send Jessie and the children away, but she refuses.
Someone has been trying to kill the children, and she sees
their father as a refuge. Also, she and Dillon are in love, though it takes a while to
admit it. It is
crowded on the island, and they are not the only ones who came for
the holidays. The entire band and the children's shallow, selfish
aunt have also arrived. Whoever
began the mysterious accidents that endangered the children before
has also come to stay, for they begin again-- when the identity of
the villain comes to light, only a miracle can save them all from
the consequences of the heart breaking truth.
Though
labeled a gothic novella, this moves much faster than the Victoria
Holt or Dorothy Eden books I remember sneaking to read from my
mother's library when I was a little girl.
Still, it meets all the required creepiness elements and
provides a hot, but not too sizzling, romance. I had a hard time
sorting out some of the relationships at first, but that does not
matter to the enjoyment I had in the story itself.
I do enjoy the DARK series, but I anxiously await further
diversions from it in the future.
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