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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780380794478
ISBN number: 0380794470
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: February 01, 1998
Publishing house: Avon
Release Date: February 01, 1998
Sale Popularity Level: 22457
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A Desperate Young Mother
Rachel Stone's bad luck has taken a turn for the worse. With an empty wallet, a car's that's spilling smoke, and a five-year-old son to support, she's come home to a town that hates her. But this determined young widow with a scandalous past has learned how to be a fighter. And she'll do anything to keep her child safe -- even take on. . .
A man With No Heart
Gabe Bonner wants to be left alone, especially by the beautiful outcast who's invaded his property. She has a ton of attitude, a talent for trouble, and a child who brings back bad memories. Yet Rachel's feisty spirit might just be heaven-sent to save a tough, stubborn man.
Dare To Dream
Welcome to Salvation, North Carolina -- where a man who's forgotten what tenderness means meets a woman with nothing to lose. here two endearing lovers will set off on a funny, touching journey of the heart. . .to a place where dreams just might come true.
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I only got about 5 hours of sleep last night, and I hold SEP fully responsible. I was about halfway through Dream a Little Dream when I went to bed, and do you think she'd let up a little so I could go to sleep? No. She even... (and I really hate to admit this) made me cry. I haven't met the woman, but I didn't think she'd be the type to begrudge someone a few hours of sleep. Guess I was wrong.
(yes, I'm silly this morning--I only got about 5 hours of sleep! Weren't you paying attention?)
Anyway. The book. I was tearing up in the very first 50 pages. What kind of sadist writes a little kid saying "Now, mommy? Are we going to die now?" God. And of course she had to go and make the characters compelling and interesting people that I really cared about.
Rachel is the widow of a charlatan televangelist. She and her 5-year-old son are homeless, living in their car. She's made her way back to their hometown in search of the money her husband had left hidden, and finds that people there have long memories and are not inclined to forgive what's left of a man who betrayed them all.
The only job she can find is helping angry recluse Gabe rebuild a drive-in movie theater. Gabe had lost his wife and son to a drunk driver two years before, and he wants nothing to do with a woman and child who remind him of what he's lost. Yet he can't bring himself to turn her away, particularly not when even his brother, the town's pastor, refuses to show her any compassion.
It's an intense story of a man who's given up, and a woman who refuses to.
There's just so much right with this story, I don't know where to begin. I normally don't like children in romances--they're almost never realistic with regard to their ages, and they tend to conveniently disappear for chapters at a time. That doesn't happen here. Rachel's son is a five-year-old boy for whom the only permanent thing in his life is his mother.
Likewise, Rachel's desperation and determination, and Gabe's despair and buried anger are very real.
And it doesn't stop there. The townspeople, most of them bitter and angry, yet professing themselves to be good Christians. Again, very real. And, surprisingly, they're not written as a criticism of religion--they're just human. Fallible, understandable.
There's even a secondary romance, between Pastor Ethan and his long-time friend and secretary Kristy, and they both have to grow and change for it to work.
I'm used to SEP's books being a little lighter--laughter over pain. Dream a Little Dream isn't like that. But it just proves what I've thought for a long time. Good writing is good writing, and almost always, if I like how an author writes one kind of book, I'll like how she writes another.
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I have read every book Ms Phillips has on the market and now since she can't write fast enough I have just finished reading It Had To Be You for the second time. Each book is unique and has a wonderful, funny, sad, romantic insight into real people. I am a prolific reader and she is my favorite author. This afternoon I will begin a second read of This Heart of Mine and continue with other books she has written while I wait for Glitter Baby due out in December. I strongly recommend Ms Phillips books.
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There's wonderful, breath-taking chemistry between the destitute widow and the reluctant businessman hardened by grief. Her former husband, a crooked televangelist, left her with a frightened son and the hatred of the entire community. Her only aspiration as the story opens is the safety and security of her son, and this is the primary failing of the story, for she has much more to offer, and much more to gain, than simple survival. The romance is well-developed, and the objections of his family and community well thought through and quite believable.The subplots involve another long-simmering romance, faith healing, revenge, and conflicting family loyalties, making the book an enjoyable read, just unpredictable enough to be fun.
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This was my second SEP book and I will be rushing back to the library to get more. I loved it. I could not put it down. It was so emotional. The heros and heroines were great together. But, the character that made the book for me was Edward. Edward and Gabe's relationship was what made this book beyond great. The scene where Edward asks Gabe to pretend to like him so he and his mother could stay was heartbreaking. And Gabe's hearwrending response was a measure of just how great this book is. There was no easy answers or quick turnarounds. Gabe's moving from a dead inside, numb, grieving widow to a man who wants to live again takes the whole book and it is a well devoloped story. Kristy and Ethan were wonderful and a great counterpoint to the very emotionally sad story of Gabe and Rachel.
I only hope SEP's other books are this good.
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Rachel Stone, has suffered through a rough past that she is now trying to overcome. She has no money and a young son to look after. So when her car breaks down in a town that despises her, she is resigned to believe that her luck just went from bad to worst.
These unfortunate occurrences do not deter her because she knows she has to be strong for her five year old. So she swallows her pride and is prepared to do whatever it takes to get back on her feet.
Gabe Bonner is a tough egg to crack. Haunted by painful memories, he builds up a wall and is emotionally unattached. So the last thing he needs is spirited and determined Rachel coming around him. It annoys him that she is the very first woman since his wife who has brought some light back into his dreary world and he is not trying to have her interfere with the new life he is trying to build for himself.
Before long the pair act on the emotions that are brewing between them despite the protests of Gabe's brother Edward and the unforgiving town of Salvation, NC.
This isn't their only challenge. Rachel can't see a future with Gabe as he detests her son Edward who comes very first and foremost in her life.
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM is a matchless story with wonderfully developed characters, raw emotion and lots of amusement. I really enjoyed it.
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