cover image The Dream Jumper's Promise

The Dream Jumper's Promise

Kim Hornsby. Top Ten Press, $8 paper (300p) ISBN 978-0-615-72357-0

Tina Greene has spent the last few months mourning the disappearance of her husband, Hank, who is presumed dead after a surfing accident. In his absence, Tina finds that her and Hank's dive shop in Hawaii is on the verge of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Jamey Dunn, Tina's ex-lover, who is a member of an Army unit in Afghanistan, has a special power: he can jump into people's dreams. This allows him to spy on the enemy, but a near-death experience sends him home from Afghanistan%E2%80%94and back into Tina's life. Once Jamey learns of the disappearance of Tina's husband%E2%80%94and about the disturbing dreams she's been having ever since%E2%80%94he offers to help. But their search leads them into a web of madness, supernatural phenomena, and betrayals%E2%80%94and into each other's arms. Hornsby skillfully presents both Tina's mourning and a vivid picture of Hawaiian culture. The relationship between Jamey and Tina and Tina's love for Hank are believable and richly portrayed. And while some improbable plot twists and underdeveloped secondary characters may take readers out of the story, Hornsby has written a fascinating and engaging paranormal romance.