First published 2013
A blue-eyed stranger watches Gema from across a Bangkok airport café. She doesn't recognize Ty, but he has been following her for years. He drugs her coffee and takes her to the remote Australian desert, where she wakes up his prisoner in a vast, empty landscape. Miles from civilization, Gema faces an impossible situation. Ty believes they belong together and has built this isolated life around his obsession with her. She knows she must escape, but the desert stretches endlessly in every direction. Survival depends on Ty, the very person holding her captive. As days pass in this desolate place, Gema struggles with a disturbing reality. Despite her fear and anger, she begins to feel an unexpected connection to her captor. The story unfolds as a letter from Gema to Ty, exploring the complex psychology of captivity and the thin line between hatred and attraction when survival is at stake.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, stockholm-syndrome
Setting: Australia, Bangkok
337 pages · Paperback · Booket
Content warnings: kidnapping