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

They opted to walk to Karen Fox's office since it was only two blocks away from the police station. Nick had said he thought it would give her a few minutes to adjust and clear her head. She pulled her jacket tighter to her chest. The only thing that would clear her head was to make all of this go away.


She felt sick. Back at the police station, seeing those X-rays and hearing what had been done to her former neighbor had bile rising in her throat. The queasiness hadn't passed with fresh air and a walk. She wasn't going to feel normal again.


"You okay?" Nick asked from beside her. 


She looked up to realize he was holding open the door to the office building and waiting on her. "No, but let's go."


Nick checked them in while she sat in one of the reception chairs. When he came back to sit beside her, she looked up. "I swear, Nick, if we find out my biological family did"


He quieted her by gripping her hand. She didn't know what she'd do without him here. That scared her, too.


Chapter 59