The Dawn of a Dream
April 26th, 2011. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads.One Woman – Fiercely Independent, A Loyal Friend, and Determined to Finish.
“Once you get your teeth in something you don’t let go, do you?” he said. “No sir, I don’t.” She kept her voice steady. “I plan to attend classes and participate at the Model School, with your permission.”
The Dawn of a Dream (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3334-6, April 2011, $14.99) introduces readers to the third book in Author Ann Shorey’s At Home In Beldon Grove series. Set in 1857, this story comes alive when newlywed Luellen O’Connell’s husband of just one month tells her he is leaving – and his reason leaves her completely astonished.
Determined to follow the dreams of her youth, Luellen sets out to obtain her teaching degree. But her wayward husband left something behind when he abandoned her. Can she overcome the odds and achieve her dream? Can she hide her secret, or will it crush her dreams? This is a story of one woman fighting against all odds but finding friends along the way who make the journey bearable.
Readers will journey with Luellen in this spellbinding story of a woman’s struggle to survive and make her dream come true in The Dawn of a Dream.
ISLAND BREEZES
And what a dream it is! For Luellen, a dream revisited in the midst of a nightmare.
She persevered through many obstacles on the road to fulfilling her dream of becoming a teacher. Now it looks as if she won’t make it after all. Family circumstances case her to leave Allenwood Normal abruptly near the end of her final term.
Will she ever achieve her dream? Be prepared to enjoy all the twist of fate in this book.
I’m hoping Ms. Shorey is working on a fourth book in the Beldon Grove series. If not, I’m really going to miss these people.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy.***
Ann Shorey is the author of The Edge of Light and The Promise of Morning. She has also published selections in the Cup of Comfort series and in Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul. Shorey lives with her husband, Richard, in Oregon.
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May 12th, 2011 at 14:46
So glad you enjoyed The Dawn of a Dream. It is the final book in the At Home in Beldon Grove series, but I will have a new series for Revell debuting in 2012. This one is set in Missouri immediately after the Civil War. Look for “Where Wildflowers Bloom” sometime next spring.
Blessings!
May 13th, 2011 at 06:55
I’m looking forward to your new series.