Kelly Moran is a bestselling author of enchanting ever-afters. She gets her ideas from everyone and everything around her and there's always a book playing out in her head. No one who knows her bats an eyelash when she talks to herself.

Kelly is a RITA® Finalist, RONE Award-Winner, Catherine Award-Winner, Readers Choice Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, and landed on the "Must Read" & "10 Best Reads" lists at USA TODAY's Lifestyle blog. She is a proud Romance Writers of America® member, where she was an Award of Excellence Finalist. Her books have foreign translation rights in Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.

Kelly's interests include: sappy movies, MLB, NFL, driving others insane, and sleeping when she can. She is a closet coffee junkie and chocoholic, but don't tell anyone. She's originally from Wisconsin, but she resides in South Carolina with her three sons, her two dogs, and a cat. She loves hearing from her readers. 
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Trisha Eaton has been plagued by mysterious nightmares ever since her parents adopted her as a young girl. She chalked them up to childish nuisances until they return-- with a vengeance. Something about the Drake house next door to her family’s apple orchard haunts her. Now, her night terrors and sleepwalking seem to be luring her to something dark. When a series of strange events crops up, Trisha turns to Nick Mackey. 

As the new deputy in town, Nick just wants to put his traumatic past behind him. An undeniable attraction for Trisha has piqued interest and has him wondering if a shot at a normal life was possible. But Trisha has somehow struck a nerve, and a long-buried secret. A secret that someone they know will kill to keep veiled. Uncovered answers only seem to lead to more questions in a case where nothing makes sense. 

One chilling fact remains... some nightmares are all too real.


The Drake House

Against Nick's better judgment, Brad had insisted on staying in his own bed in the ranch house. After dark, Trisha and Nick had walked him down there and changed the security code to a combination only they knew, just in case. The plan was to have Trisha wear the ankle alarm and for Brad's cell to alert if she left the house. Nick would call if he needed him.


Trisha hated the plan, not that they'd listened to her.


After pouring two glasses of Door County wine, she walked from the kitchen into the living room and sat next to Nick on the couch in front of the crackling fire he'd built. 


"Wine will help me sleep." She passed him the other glass. 


All the things she'd been wanting to say to him shoved through her mind. Since she didn't know when they'd be alone again, she figured now was the time. "I'm sorry for how I treated you that day back in the shed. Not a lot of people know I can't have kids. I didn't want you finding out like that."


Chapter 41