I Am Dianna
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The face that instantly filled his sight, overwhelming all his senses, was greeted with a scream—his scream. In the real world, back in his office, Ray felt someone’s hand on his shoulder, as if comforting him. Fortunately, he still held contact with his patient.
The creature within the nightmare, the man—as they were one in the same—had greasy gray hair. It was the man she had talked about, his breath foul beyond belief. Ray wanted to pull back from the fetid smell but could not. He was not in control, had no body, no will in this world. The piercing eyes, the wickedness, craving evil, seemed to sense he was there, could somehow see through the veil, possibly smell or taste him as if he were tangible and right in front of him.
Then he spoke, the voice cruel, anticipating pleasure. “Hold her still,” he said to the other images in the background blurring in and out of focus. His image was the only one Dianna was clearly focused on—the only one Ray could make out. “It is terribly unfortunate, my dear, that you seem to stand in the path of something I desire very dearly, a way of life which I refuse to be denied and, therefore, will do anything to ensure I obtain it.”
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Modern day Manhattan artist Dianna Dubois is experiencing Salem, Massachusetts, of the1690s in the most bizarre way possible—in nightly dreams that have the potential to kill her. She has spent a lifetime futilely seeking answers from the best doctors, the finest hospitals, the latest medicines, and exhausting therapies. With the dreams worsening, Dianna’s nights are cursed with visions of death and seemingly endless suffering at the hands of angry captors determined to strip her of all love, belonging, and family, leaving her alone and desperate in the midst of a final confrontation no one sees or believes.
The life she’s experiencing is that of Margaret Darling, an eighteen-year-old girl living outside of Salem, Massachusetts, in the time just after the hysteria of the witch trials. Margaret must go to town to barter herbs and medicines for goods her family desperately needs—a dangerous prospect for a forest girl in tense times, when anyone can be accused of witchcraft.
As Dianna frantically grasps for a lifeline with the help of her psychiatrist, Dr. Ray Williams, she wonders if he will be able to help her. Even after she discovers he has the ability to visit her dreams with her, she realizes that if the two of them do not find answers soon, she will most certainly die.
In the dark of night, as different times converge as one, Dianna is willing to do anything to find peace—even so, as long as Margaret faces mortal danger, so too, does Dianna.
About the Author
MJR was born in Toronto, Canada, and lives there to this day, sharing life with Sera, Marlee, and the Madness.