A missing friend.
A fractured memory.
A past that refuses to let go.
Mackenzie Douglas wakes in a hospital in Istanbul with no memory of the night her friend Copper disappeared. Months later, unable to shake the trauma of Copper's disappearance, she flees to southern Spain to lose herself in the Alhambra, the focus of her master's thesis.
But the Alhambra's legendary palaces hold secrets of their own. A seemingly harmless tisane, meant to quiet the nightmares that plague her sleep, instead draws Mackenzie into vivid dreams of a spirited Moorish princess navigating forbidden love, betrayal, and political upheaval in fifteenth-century Spain-a story that begins to intertwine with her own in ways she cannot explain.
As danger and intrigue close in around the princess, fragments of Mackenzie's lost night in Istanbul resurface, revealing that the threat she escaped has followed her to Spain.
Caught between two timelines, two destinies, and lives that may span centuries, Mackenzie realizes that to survive, she must face the darkest truth of all:
Some histories return not to haunt us-but to claim us.
Gothic Suspense might be a new favourite genre!
"Dreams of the Alhambra is set against two distinct timelines – one modern and one reaching back to 15th Century Spain. The author’s rich blend of descriptive and figurative language perfectly transported you back in time. Being a gardener, I particularly enjoyed the chapters covering the love language of flowers – letting the blooms say the words for the situationship. The depiction of the modern timeline romantic entanglement definitely had a ring of contemporary truth about it. Both carried a lot of relationship baggage with them and I’m glad the author didn’t gloss over that as I feel it is more authentic to the reader. Despite enjoying the book, halfway through I felt I knew what was coming. The writing, however, is so persuasive and the possibility of plot twists made it all the worthwhile reading until the end. I’m still not one hundred percent certain what the Gothic suspense genre is, but I find I do not care, because the novel was so enjoyable! I commend the author for writing another book and look forward to her future novels, or my hope is that her books become mini series!"
