Sixteen year old Gemma is flattered when tan, rugged Ty buys her a coffee at the Bangkok airport. The next thing she knows she's been drugged and stolen away from family, friends, and home. She wakes up in a scorching red land where Ty, a young man who has been obsessed with Gemma for 6 years, has constructed a home in the middle of the desert. Gemma discovers two sides of her captor during her many escape attempts. One side of Ty won't let any harm come to her while the other side has no intention of letting her get away. Christopher's novel is disquieting and captivating as the psychology of the captor/prisoner relationship evolves. Soon Gemma beings identifying with Ty and his love of the barren Australian land, and maybe even caring for him. I found myself thinking about the book days after finishing. Like Ty's presence in Gemma's life, I just couldn't get it out of my head. - Camilla