This time, there's no fire in the dream. All I see is a hazy yellow glow. Then a beautiful girl's face slowly appears. She's smiling at me, but a tear is trickling down her cheek. She opens her mouth to speak, but before she can say a word a snake slithers out from between her lips, its fangs bared.

For Grace, being shipwrecked on a deserted island has brought two good things: new friendships . . . and Cruz, her soul mate. But as her romance with Cruz intensifies, so do the strange happenings on the island. A girl haunts Grace's dreams - but what does she want? And will she ever let Grace leave? Love, betrayal and voodoo darkness, beneath a seething sun . . .