The author of the book ‘Castaway Dreams’ is Darlene Marshall. ‘Castaway Dreams’ is the 2nd book in the High Seas series. It is set in 1817 and the story is about Alexander Murray, a surgeon in the Royal Navy, who finds himself cast with Daphne Farnham, a woman he considers brainless, and her fluffy little dog. The book analyzes the attractions that are not obvious at first or even second glance.