Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed.
Except she hasn't.
The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls.
And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before.
Except this time, something's different.
Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realises she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever.
Can true love overcome the boundaries of death?
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He sat on the hillside and waited. PROLOGUE
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(@DiscoverKelpies, 27 July 2017, 306 pages, e-book, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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This book floored me, utterly. It'll be a while before I can stand up again as my legs are jelly. I cried a lot when I reached the end of the book. There's so much I loved about the book. I'm familiar with the Ferryman of myth and legend. I loved the way the author took this myth and made it into her own unique story. Tristan, the Ferryman changes his appearance to suit every soul he helps cross over, whatever the particular individual will find comforting. He took the form of a soldier when helping a brave soldier pass over. He takes the form of a cute teenage boy when helping a teenage girl cross over. I also loved the wasteland created in the book, the desolate area Dylan and Tristan must cross over to read the afterlife. This takes the form Dylan chooses and starts to change as she becomes more settled. I also loved the way Dylan and Tristan are pursued by demons as they try to make it to the safe houses dotted across the landscape. I even loved the love story angle with Dylan and Tristan falling for each other. This leads to the dramatic and incredible ending. This is book one of a trilogy. I have the other two books and can't wait to see what happens next.