"Engaging romantic suspense novel with paranormal elements"
When she was eight years old, a kidnapper abducted Olivia
Howe. With help, she managed to escape her ordeal, but
pays more than just the psychological price as she goes
blind. However, Olivia gained the psychic ability to "see"
events through the mind's eye of another person even when
she has never met nor is in line of sight of that
individual. Sixteen years later in Florida, a kidnapper snatches seven-
year-old Phaedra Burns from Toyland. Olivia was in the
same store and 'witnessed' the event. No one believes what
she says occurred and is happening as she can "see" through
a frightened Phaedra's eyes. As his partner Sam O'Reilly
believes Olivia is the kidnapper, Detective Max Callahan
begins to believe Olivia is telling the truth. They have
less than five days until Christmas and if they fail by
then, Phaedra will be dead. This romantic suspense novel with paranormal elements is an
exciting adrenaline grabbing tale that engrosses the reader
from the moment Olivia reacts to Phaedra's abduction until
the final scene. The female protagonist is an intrepid
heroine and Phaedra acts just like a kidnapped little girl
should behave as seen through Olivia's "vision". However,
what makes the story line fun to follow and different then
the usual tale is that the cynical Max slowly transforms
into a believer with his heart propelling him to trust in
the power of his beloved. That metamorphosis evolves over
stages and not abruptly, turning Tina Wainscott's novel
into a book worth reading by fans of both sub-genres. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 15, 2002
SummaryEight-year-old Phaedra has been kidnapped by a madman who
believes her death
will assuage his rage. Olivia knows that rage; sixteen
years ago, she
escaped his clutches. The trauma stole her sight, but gave
her something in
return: a psychic connection to abducted children. That
connection is
Phaedra's only hope, but only if Olivia can face the
terrors of her past-and
an inescapable new nightmare.
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