Once there was only the Curwood between childhood friends, Cassie and Julian. Now there is a whole lot more... Separated by the Curwood Forest, Julian lives in luxury with his distant father and sweet, story-telling mother, Violeta, while Cassie's humble home with its rambling veggie garden is filled with love. When, without warning, Violeta is lost from their lives, Cassie fears that nothing can shift the shadow that has settled on her dearest friend. Years later, with Julian at boarding school and becoming more and more of a stranger to her, Cassie finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of her enigmatic tutor, Alisa, who seems to have a secret of her own. Then Cassie's parents vanish, throwing her into an adventure more wondrous and terrifying that any of Violeta’s tales. Can Cassie find her way back to her parents? To Julian? To herself? Or will she take the darker road that seems to have been waiting for her all along? Get your copy now of this magical tale of love and discovery.