Dreaming of Home

KAYE, GLYNNA

DREAMING OF HOME

Fresh out of the military, widower Joe Diaz is determined to raise his young son alone. But his next-door neighbour Meg McGuire has set her sights on the same house -- and teaching job -- as Joe! He's all about family now, not romantic entanglements, and he won't give up without a fight. But what about little Davy, who's growing more attached to Miss Meg every day? Or Joe, who finds himself dreaming of a home and family with the one woman in town who could take it all away?

THIS IS ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE OFFERING FROM STEEPLE HILL'S LOVE INSPIRED LINE. I CAN SEE WHY IT IS A MULTI-AWARD WINNER. JUST LOOK AT THIS LINE-UP:

2010 BOOKSELLERS' BEST AWARD -- 1ST PLACE TRADITIONAL AND BEST FIRST BOOK

2010 THE BEACON AWARD - 1ST PLACE INSPIRATIONS AND BEST FIRST BOOK

2010 WRITE TOUCH READERS' AWARD - 2ND PLACE (TIED)

FINALIST - 2010 AMERICAN CHRISTIAN FICTION WRITERS 'THE CAROL AWARD' -- SHORT CONTEMPORARY

FINALIST - 2010 MAGGIE AWARD INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY.

KUDOS TO GLYNNA KAYE. THE RECOGNITION IS WELL DESERVED. I CAN'T BELIEVE DREAMING OF HOME IS HER FIRST BOOK. IT READS LIKE IT CAME FROM THE HEART OF A SEASONED WRITER.

THE PACING OF THE STORY IS SUPERB; THE SUBPLOTS GRADUALLY INTERTWINE UNTIL THE TENSION IS DRAWN SO TAUT I THOUGHT I'D CHOKE! MY EMOTIONS BUILT AS I GOT FURTHER INTO THE STORY, UNTIL BY THE END I HAD A LUMP IN MY THROAT AND TEARS IN MY EYES. I LOVE GETTING EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED IN A BOOK AND KAYE'S WRITING EASILY DREW ME IN.

THE ROMANCE WAS INCREDIBLE BUT IT WASN'T SUGAR-COATED. JOE AND MEG ARE BOTH STRUGGLING WITH VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES WHICH CREATES CONFLICT (LOTS OF IT!) AND THAT CONFLICT BEGETS ACTION AND REACTION AND THE PLOT SPIRALS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER TOWARDS A HOPE-FILLED CONCLUSION.

JOE'S SON, DAVY IS GUARANTEED TO STEAL YOUR HEART. AND JOE'S DAD, BILL, COMES IN A CLOSE SECOND. IN FACT KAYE HAS CREATED A WONDERFUL TOWN FILLED WITH SECONDARY CHARACTERS THAT BRING AN ADDED DEPTH TO THE STORY AND TWO OF THEM GET THEIR OWN BOOK, THE SECOND IN THE SERIES, IN FEBRUARY 2011. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SECOND HAND COURTSHIP!