Lisa Whitaker Esplin

Island of Tangled Mysteries Lisa Whitaker Esplin

Someone yanked the blanket out from under me, leaving me momentarily suspended in cold water that licked at my exposed skin with its huge tongue. Once the water receded, I felt my body deposited on a slushy substance.... Something wasn't right.... Fleeting images...slipped away from me into the darkness of my mind. Faces, voices, and events sucked away by a force I was unable to control.... I had nearly drowned in the ocean, but.... I didn't remember being on a boat, nor even near a beach. Yet as I tugged at my memory-bank, I found it empty. A void of blackness greeted me. Who was I? Where was I from? And how did I get here? Tiana, stranded and unable to recall her past, sets out to find civilization and protection from the wild animals that she encounters. Stumbling upon a castle sequestered in the jungle, her expectations run high for finding someone to rescue her. Yet, when she stays the night the mystery only deepens as she discovers the castle inhabitants are not exactly helpful. If she is going to survive, it is imperative that she discovers who she is and what strange events led up to the castle's enchantment.