The candlelit lanes of Dreamhaven look serene, but they teem with secrets. No one knows that better than feline newcomer Nick, and eleven-year-old Mark Farrallone. Nick is on the run and over his head in trouble, the only cat in history exiled from his nine lives. He must reach them or die trying. Mark's spectacular dreams have always spilled into his waking life. But with havoc erupting in the village, and his dad's sudden departure, Mark's imagination may be his worst enemy. When Mark locks eyes with Nick in the deserted street, trouble is their only common language, yet their meeting will determine their fate, and that of enchanted Dreamhaven.