Where the Mind Wanders

I sat down again to think. I remembered a piccolo, music that made me want to dance and sing, falling asleep - and then a dream. The dream was quite out of the ordinary. If Bobby hadn't left me on my own, I would have asked him if this was one of his 'Big Dreams.' He would have given me a knowing look and all but confirmed it with these words, 'You'll know if you've had a Big Dream, Avie. They're renowned for their revelatory nature. They won't fade away at dawn. Sometimes they never fade. Ever!'

I didn't want my dream to fade away. I'd had a revelation of sorts. I was not on the hill last night. Somehow, I was somewhere else. Somewhere so enchanting it made the hill I woke up on seem less real than my dream.

Avery Smith is an imaginative girl who likes to let her mind wander. She longs to return to the mystical place she visited on Midsummer's Eve. But the only one that could help her find it again is her new friend Bobby. No one knows who he really is though and Bobby can't remember his past.

Sheela loses her job as a secretary only to discover she is a witch. She is attracted to Bobby and is curious to learn more about this mysterious youth who seems more comfortable with enchanted places than with his own heart. But what has his enchanted place got to do with Avery Smith? Or with secrets. Destiny. Danger.

Written by Gary Miles. Cover illustration by Amanda Gazidas.