New Orleans, a city of mystery and magic, of secrets and dreams, and a
history drenched in both love and the deepest of heartache.
When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and
homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle
Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond
its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to
Clara's great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone
wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man: a scarred
stranger with a pain deeper and darker than the churning waters of the
Mississippi river that flows beside his self-imposed prison.
The ruined man behind the wall hides himself from the world. The last
thing he expects is to find a friend in the selfless girl who speaks to
him through the cracks in the rock. The girl who keeps returning week
after week. The girl who makes him wish for things he has long since
given up on. The girl who strikes both fear and hope within his wounded
heart. But there can be no future for them, no life beyond Windisle, for
no one knows better than him that monsters only live in the dark.
The Wish Collector is the story of shame and triumph, of loneliness
and love, and the miracle of two hearts connecting despite the strongest
of barriers between them.
