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If Only in My Dreams
He may not live in this lifetime…but he may be the love of her lifetime Actress Clara McCallum just got her big break. She’s thrilled about landing the lead role in a big WWII film. But her dream-come-true excitement is short-lived. She’s just received devastating news and has been reeling ever since. The last thing Clara wants is to spend Christmas alone in New York City, but she’s determined to stay on location for the movie. Anything for her craft, right? Which is perfect since she’s playing a woman who’ll do anything for the love of doomed soldier Jed Landry. But Clara’s resolve turns to astonishment when she steps off an old-fashioned locomotive from the set and finds herself whisked back in time-and into the arms of the real-life Jed. She’s convinced it’s some sort of hallucination. But before long she finds herself swept away by the handsome soldier, and wondering if her plunge into the past could change the course of the future…and turn out to be the best Christmas present ever.
422 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Wendy Markham
37 books203 followersNew York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than seventy published novels and has sold more than three million books worldwide. Under her own name, Wendy achieved New York Times bestselling status with her single title psychological suspense novels. Those novels and the women's fiction she writes under the pseudonym Wendy Markham have also frequently appeared on the USA Today, Barnes and Noble Top Ten, and Bookscan bestseller lists.
Wendy grew up in a large, close-knit family in rural southwestern New York State and decided she wanted to become an author while in third grade. She worked in two independent bookstores during college, then moved alone to New York City at 21 to pursue her dream. After stints as a book editor for a Manhattan publishing house and an account coordinator for a major advertising agency, she sold her first novel, the supernatural young adult thriller SUMMER LIGHTNING. Early in her writing career, she published in various genres including suspense, horror, historical and contemporary romance, television and movie tie-in, and biography. She also co-authored a mystery series with former New York City mayor Ed Koch and has ghost-written for a number of bestselling authors and celebrities.
Wendy now lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband of nineteen years and their two children. A 1986 graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia, she proudly delivered the keynote commencement address at her alma mater in May 2008 and is serving a three-year appointment to the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Wendy grew up in a large, close-knit family in rural southwestern New York State and decided she wanted to become an author while in third grade. She worked in two independent bookstores during college, then moved alone to New York City at 21 to pursue her dream. After stints as a book editor for a Manhattan publishing house and an account coordinator for a major advertising agency, she sold her first novel, the supernatural young adult thriller SUMMER LIGHTNING. Early in her writing career, she published in various genres including suspense, horror, historical and contemporary romance, television and movie tie-in, and biography. She also co-authored a mystery series with former New York City mayor Ed Koch and has ghost-written for a number of bestselling authors and celebrities.
Wendy now lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband of nineteen years and their two children. A 1986 graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia, she proudly delivered the keynote commencement address at her alma mater in May 2008 and is serving a three-year appointment to the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences.
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February 7, 2019
Again negative stars for writing in 3rd person present tense. It’s never fucking necessary. It’s distracting and pretentious. 3 stars for making me love the hero from 1940 and shed a tear or two. Taking off a star for the ending which is exactly the same as Jude Deveraux’s A Knight in Shining Armor. I don’t want her to hook up with his reincarnation but the actual guy. Oh well.
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September 24, 2017
I have to admit, I have never read anything by this author before, but the blurb sounded so interesting, despite my aversion to time travel romances, I felt I had to read this book! Unfortunately, it really didn't live up to my hype of it!
I hated how Clara was constantly whining about her life, her cancer, anything! I couldn't connect with her as a character, so it really made the story drag for me. I also felt that it included too many clichés for my taste, what with the reincarnation, time travel, gay friend, etc that felt thrown into the plot. Jed was the redeeming factor of the plot, as I found him very sweet and charming, despite the negative feelings I had toward his romance with Clara.
The book did move me to tears by the end of it, so it regained a star for the emotional response, but I doubt I'll read this author again.
I hated how Clara was constantly whining about her life, her cancer, anything! I couldn't connect with her as a character, so it really made the story drag for me. I also felt that it included too many clichés for my taste, what with the reincarnation, time travel, gay friend, etc that felt thrown into the plot. Jed was the redeeming factor of the plot, as I found him very sweet and charming, despite the negative feelings I had toward his romance with Clara.
The book did move me to tears by the end of it, so it regained a star for the emotional response, but I doubt I'll read this author again.
February 9, 2013
Just a few spoilers ahead, but you probably don’t want to read this book anyway.
I’m not going to lie, I really hate chick-lit type books. (You know the type, girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl finds boy, girl and boy live happily ever after. Yeah, I don’t buy that. The plots are the same, every line of dialogue is cliche and come on, that stuff never happens in real life.) But still, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. Let me tell you why.
Really quick before I start complaining: the main character, Clara, is an actress, who is is diagnosed with breast cancer. She is transported back in time and meets the real life version of her love interest in the film, Jed, a 1940′s man who is destined to die in WWII.
And now, without further ado, here is my list of reasons why this book sucks.
1. The main character. Her name is Clara McCallum and she is whiny. At the beginning of the book she is diagnosed with breast cancer and from that point on she will not shut up about it. I get it, if I was diagnosed with cancer I would be upset too, but that is no reason to bring it up every 2 seconds. She cannot go 2 pages without bringing it up. Some of the most used lines include “Then I remembered, I had cancer.” and “Oh yeah, the cancer.” not to mention “I would tell *insert name here* about the cancer eventually.” She plays the victim constantly, refusing to let herself be happy. And she is so obsessed with Jed Landry, its digusting. People have called this book inspiring. I was not inspired, I was annoyed. She’s also really stupid.
2. It was predictable. I knew what was going to happen chapters in advance. This is genuinely the most unintelligent book I’ve read in a long time. The “plot twist” was actually completely untwisty. I dunno, maybe its the Doctor Who I watch, and that’s why I got all the time travel stuff. But still, it was easy to figure out.
3. The history. There were some serious issues with the history involved. Especially the slang. Not only was most of it wrong, but half the time it is used and half the time the author just completely ignores it.
4. The writing. I cannot stand the perspective from which this is written. That’s really all I can say. It just bothers me.
Okay, so that’s me griping. Sorry, but this is really just awful.
1/5 stars
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I’m not going to lie, I really hate chick-lit type books. (You know the type, girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl finds boy, girl and boy live happily ever after. Yeah, I don’t buy that. The plots are the same, every line of dialogue is cliche and come on, that stuff never happens in real life.) But still, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. Let me tell you why.
Really quick before I start complaining: the main character, Clara, is an actress, who is is diagnosed with breast cancer. She is transported back in time and meets the real life version of her love interest in the film, Jed, a 1940′s man who is destined to die in WWII.
And now, without further ado, here is my list of reasons why this book sucks.
1. The main character. Her name is Clara McCallum and she is whiny. At the beginning of the book she is diagnosed with breast cancer and from that point on she will not shut up about it. I get it, if I was diagnosed with cancer I would be upset too, but that is no reason to bring it up every 2 seconds. She cannot go 2 pages without bringing it up. Some of the most used lines include “Then I remembered, I had cancer.” and “Oh yeah, the cancer.” not to mention “I would tell *insert name here* about the cancer eventually.” She plays the victim constantly, refusing to let herself be happy. And she is so obsessed with Jed Landry, its digusting. People have called this book inspiring. I was not inspired, I was annoyed. She’s also really stupid.
2. It was predictable. I knew what was going to happen chapters in advance. This is genuinely the most unintelligent book I’ve read in a long time. The “plot twist” was actually completely untwisty. I dunno, maybe its the Doctor Who I watch, and that’s why I got all the time travel stuff. But still, it was easy to figure out.
3. The history. There were some serious issues with the history involved. Especially the slang. Not only was most of it wrong, but half the time it is used and half the time the author just completely ignores it.
4. The writing. I cannot stand the perspective from which this is written. That’s really all I can say. It just bothers me.
Okay, so that’s me griping. Sorry, but this is really just awful.
1/5 stars
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December 19, 2024
I like time travel romances and the synopsis had me intrigued, especially because of the holiday setting...but I didn't end up loving it. Our main character, Clara, is an actress, who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is absolutely devasted by this news (and I mean obsessively devasted, even though she has been assured by her doctor that it is treatable). She goes to work on the set of her latest movie and is transported back in time where she meets the real life version of her love interest in the film, Jed, a 1940′s man who is destined to die in WWII. Jed is actually a pretty decent character. He is a family man who is running his family's shop and caring for his mother and sister while his brother is away finishing school (college). The only thing that was a little cringe was the overuse of the 40's slang. Sometimes it was cute but other times it was just over the top. Aside from that, this book just felt too long for no reason which led to me enjoying it less.
October 7, 2009
Ms. Markham did a wonderful job when she wrote this, I cried when Clara got the letter from Jed in the end. Speaking of Jed he was an amazing character, and my personal favorite. I think it's a shame guys like hem aren't around anymore. Maybe the devorse rate would go down. He's so kind...
But what really gets to me is the breast cancer element. My aunt has it and I know how difficult the treatment can be, if not on the person with the cancer, then the people around them, worrying.
This book is unbelieveably real, even with the time travel element. Though it is a fiction book I found my self wanting to get on a train and see if I could go back to that time.
But what really gets to me is the breast cancer element. My aunt has it and I know how difficult the treatment can be, if not on the person with the cancer, then the people around them, worrying.
This book is unbelieveably real, even with the time travel element. Though it is a fiction book I found my self wanting to get on a train and see if I could go back to that time.
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January 6, 2017
PG13/R - some swears, about 70% in (on my Kindle) several paragraphs of descriptive sex (I zipped past, but "thrust" did stand out - yikes!) which was gratuitous. This would be one I would buy the book for and redact so my girls could read it!
For those of you that are interested in that information, you've been warned, but I hope it doesn't chase you off because This Book Was GREAT. I normally read so much that it's rare when a book stands out to me and makes me think about it days and days after. This is So Sweet, So Romantic, So Poignant, So Tender. Loved it. I read somewhere that there's a sequel, but I was very satisfied with the ending.
For those of you that are interested in that information, you've been warned, but I hope it doesn't chase you off because This Book Was GREAT. I normally read so much that it's rare when a book stands out to me and makes me think about it days and days after. This is So Sweet, So Romantic, So Poignant, So Tender. Loved it. I read somewhere that there's a sequel, but I was very satisfied with the ending.
April 29, 2012
I still think of Jed Landry at Christmas. The 1st holiday after II read this I was very depressed about him. Markham developed his character very well. This is the only book I've ever thrown across a room. I was so mad at the end. The way it played out the last chapter didn't sit right. I bought the sequel. It was so-so. It didn't make up for the ending of If Only In My Dreams.
July 23, 2016
Not super well written, pretty cliched, but entertaining and fast. Would be a good beach read if it weren't more Christmas focused and if I had any interest in "beach reads"/being on a beach reading. A blend of historical fiction, time travel romance, and pseudo-chicklit.
February 6, 2010
This would have been five stars but I did not like how she ended it!
April 5, 2014
Loved it.
August 15, 2022
Meh. It sounded fun, but wasn't really. The heroine is an actress who somehow travels back in time on a movie set to 1941 and meets/falls in love with the real man the movie is about. She doesn't really spend much time there and the characters in the past are two-dimensional and they spend a lot of time speaking "the patter of the times" that the author is apparently very interested in. Which means that almost every comment contains "kiddo" or "gripes my left kidney". It's a little too much, as I don't believe every adult person spoke like this all the time, any more than we insert current catchphrases in every bit of our own ordinary conversations. The heroine also needs breast cancer treatment, which is obviously in the book so that she can leave 1941 blamelessly and the man she loves to die in WWII. On the positive side, the time that is in the past contains a lot of visual details of the times, such as the merchandise in stores and the look of the streets and houses. But there are too many pages devoted to angst about her health and her love for the man in the past (although she went back twice and left him both times.) I skimmed a lot of it to get to the end.
May 16, 2025
3.5 stars
I wish I had loved this book. I wanted to love it. I thought I *would* love it. And, when I started it, I really did enjoy it very much. Then, about halfway through, I started to find parts annoying. Then, about three-quarters of the way through, I was rolling my eyes so often that I was mildly tempted to stop reading it. I didn't want to stop, though - I really wanted to know how things were going to resolve. And, if it weren't for all the things I found annoying, I would have really liked it - I mean, the premise and the plot were good; it was Clara that was my problem, I think. I just didn't like her very much, I found her thought processes very annoying, I hated how often she lied (even when she didn't have to), and I didn't find her to be a relatable or sympathetic character.
I wish I had loved this book. I wanted to love it. I thought I *would* love it. And, when I started it, I really did enjoy it very much. Then, about halfway through, I started to find parts annoying. Then, about three-quarters of the way through, I was rolling my eyes so often that I was mildly tempted to stop reading it. I didn't want to stop, though - I really wanted to know how things were going to resolve. And, if it weren't for all the things I found annoying, I would have really liked it - I mean, the premise and the plot were good; it was Clara that was my problem, I think. I just didn't like her very much, I found her thought processes very annoying, I hated how often she lied (even when she didn't have to), and I didn't find her to be a relatable or sympathetic character.
November 13, 2017
Great story deserving of more than 5 stars! While filming a movie about a small-town hero killed during World War II, Clara McCallum was zapped back in time to 1941 and met the real Jed Landry. They fell in love and she told him if he enlisted, he would be killed. She wanted to stay and knew that if she did, he would not enlist and would not be killed. She had been diagnosed with cancer and if she didn’t return to 2006 with modern cancer treatments, she would die. She returned but he told her he would never stop looking for her and he would find her again. She would know it was him as he would make sure of it. A tearjerker but totally worth the read!
Thank you Wendy for writing this great story!
Thank you Wendy for writing this great story!
June 4, 2025
This book
broke me. I loved the story, the possible/impossible aspects of it, the love story, the writing, but I simply can’t accept the ending as a happily ever after. It would have had to have been Jed, knowing he was Jed, for that to work for me, so even though they are together, for me, they’re not, and I just find that unendingly sad. I’m sure others will not and so I highly recommend it though I’m still mystifyingly sad.
broke me. I loved the story, the possible/impossible aspects of it, the love story, the writing, but I simply can’t accept the ending as a happily ever after. It would have had to have been Jed, knowing he was Jed, for that to work for me, so even though they are together, for me, they’re not, and I just find that unendingly sad. I’m sure others will not and so I highly recommend it though I’m still mystifyingly sad.
August 8, 2021
Cute romantic time traveling story with a satisfying ending. Very cliché, mostly predictable, but a fun light read when I needed one. I loved Jed as the hero and found myself cheering for him. The author was a little too dramatic with Clara’s character and I found some of her scenes/thoughts to drag on longer than necessary.
January 6, 2025
When I bought this book, it was because I liked the storyline. It was giving outlander_vibe. However, I got kind of sceptical when I started reading it. I was somewhere between bored and curious. Curiosity kept me going, and I'm so glad I did.
The story did turn out to be beautiful, and I so very much loved the ending.
It was definitely worth it. ♡
The story did turn out to be beautiful, and I so very much loved the ending.
It was definitely worth it. ♡
October 28, 2017
Yeah, it was cliche. Yeah, it was pretty predictable. But I still found it to be very sweet and heartwarming...not unlike a satisfying plate of my favorite comfort food.
I especially loved the end!
I especially loved the end!
December 30, 2017
Great story.
The characters come alive and the storyline is believable. I am always amazed at how a great author comes up with an idea and makes it seem real.
The characters come alive and the storyline is believable. I am always amazed at how a great author comes up with an idea and makes it seem real.
February 7, 2018
Great Ending
Although I don’t usually like science fiction, this book was captivating and kept me reading until the great ending! I wanted there to be more!
Although I don’t usually like science fiction, this book was captivating and kept me reading until the great ending! I wanted there to be more!
April 7, 2018
Wonderful book
I have read and re-read this book. It always cheers me up. Give it a try and you’ll be happy that you did.
I have read and re-read this book. It always cheers me up. Give it a try and you’ll be happy that you did.
August 19, 2018
*3.5 stars*
January 21, 2020
Sweet Dreams
Such a lovely story by my favorite author. Some dreams seem so real that it is hard to tell the difference sometimes.
Such a lovely story by my favorite author. Some dreams seem so real that it is hard to tell the difference sometimes.
July 19, 2024
Wasn’t sure how this book was going to go, but it didn’t disappoint me at all,
December 5, 2016
3.5 not the strongest writing and a bit cliched but sweet.
March 9, 2017
If I could sum up this book in one word, it would be "charming." I am a sucker for anything set in the WWII time period, and this book was a great fit. I love the simplicity of the relationship between Jed and Clara, the complexity of the relationship between Clara and her family, and all the nuances and personalities of the supporting characters in between. Such a sweet, endearing story, about love and second chances. Even if it wasn't the happy ever after we were hoping for.
March 20, 2016
This book could have been 100 pages shorter had the main characters' repetitive inner dialog been reduced to a minimum. Yes, we all argue with ourselves in the head, but reading it in a book over and over again is really quite annoying. The dialog consisted mainly of the following:
Female MC:
I love him!
But I can't really love him, we only just met!
Male MC:
I'm in love with her!
But I can't be in love with her, I'm not sure if she's a spy or not.
Female MC:
I traveled through time.
But how is that possible?
Cuz. Miracles!!
But what's the purpose of all this if I can't change the past?!?!
There were also several very awkward changes in point-of-view mid-section that were sloppy and really ruined the flow for me. The writer jumped between characters' heads far too often. I also felt the section where Clara goes to visit her high school teacher to prove that time travel is possible was completely unnecessary. Look, this is fiction. I will buy it if you say it happened and you make it believable (which the author did for this type of story). We, as readers, don't need an authority figure on science to step in and suggest time travel is possible, unless he were building a time machine or introducing the method for doing it. In this story, Clara wills her time travel to happen and that is enough for me. Science isn't about miracles...
I liked the story overall, but I was really disappointed with the ending. I expected that maybe because Jed's death was a "disappearance," he would find a way to travel into the future using the same miracle or "willing it to happen" as Clara employed to go back. I wanted him to come back and they could be together. Instead, Drew is introduced as a reincarnated Jed Landry, which, I dont know... That whole theory came late in the book and seemed like a cover up explanation for a quick ending... I even theorized that Drew was instead Jed under an assumed name or something (since he couldn't be Jed Landry anymore, being that he's supposed to be dead).
One small incongruity I noticed: How did Clara have her mittens in the end when she left them in 1941? At the beginning of the story, she talks about how she got them when she moved into her apartment (because Jed left them for her in 1941). Then she took them with her to her second trip to 1941, but she left them behind when she left, which is how Jed sent them to her through her future landlord. Then she has them again in 2006 when she leaves to go on the date with Drew... even though she had just returned from 1941 where she left them... Uh...?
Well, anyway, it was a fun read, despite my gripes. So it still gets 3 stars. I just wish the overall writing were a little tighter.
Female MC:
I love him!
But I can't really love him, we only just met!
Male MC:
I'm in love with her!
But I can't be in love with her, I'm not sure if she's a spy or not.
Female MC:
I traveled through time.
But how is that possible?
Cuz. Miracles!!
But what's the purpose of all this if I can't change the past?!?!
There were also several very awkward changes in point-of-view mid-section that were sloppy and really ruined the flow for me. The writer jumped between characters' heads far too often. I also felt the section where Clara goes to visit her high school teacher to prove that time travel is possible was completely unnecessary. Look, this is fiction. I will buy it if you say it happened and you make it believable (which the author did for this type of story). We, as readers, don't need an authority figure on science to step in and suggest time travel is possible, unless he were building a time machine or introducing the method for doing it. In this story, Clara wills her time travel to happen and that is enough for me. Science isn't about miracles...
I liked the story overall, but I was really disappointed with the ending. I expected that maybe because Jed's death was a "disappearance," he would find a way to travel into the future using the same miracle or "willing it to happen" as Clara employed to go back. I wanted him to come back and they could be together. Instead, Drew is introduced as a reincarnated Jed Landry, which, I dont know... That whole theory came late in the book and seemed like a cover up explanation for a quick ending... I even theorized that Drew was instead Jed under an assumed name or something (since he couldn't be Jed Landry anymore, being that he's supposed to be dead).
One small incongruity I noticed: How did Clara have her mittens in the end when she left them in 1941? At the beginning of the story, she talks about how she got them when she moved into her apartment (because Jed left them for her in 1941). Then she took them with her to her second trip to 1941, but she left them behind when she left, which is how Jed sent them to her through her future landlord. Then she has them again in 2006 when she leaves to go on the date with Drew... even though she had just returned from 1941 where she left them... Uh...?
Well, anyway, it was a fun read, despite my gripes. So it still gets 3 stars. I just wish the overall writing were a little tighter.
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February 25, 2017
Great read
This is a twist to the normal time travel romance. It takes place between modern day new York and upstate New York in the pre world war period. The characters are finely drawn, the dialogue well done and the twists and turns rather believable. Well done
This is a twist to the normal time travel romance. It takes place between modern day new York and upstate New York in the pre world war period. The characters are finely drawn, the dialogue well done and the twists and turns rather believable. Well done
April 19, 2016
If Only in My Dreams is a very good novel by Wendy Markham. It is set in the present and in 1941. Time travel is involved as well as romance.
Jed Landry was in Glenhaven Park, New York in 1941. He was very frustrated. There was little money after his Father died and that was going to pay for his little brother’s schooling and clothes for the girls. His grandparents lived in the house with him, his grieving Mother, and the three girls. He had to give up a scholarship to law school in Boston after his Father died. He had to take care of the family but he was tired of doing that. There seemed to be no purpose in his life. He had decided to enlist as soon as Gilbert returned home in May. Then Gilbert could take care of the family. As he was thinking these things, he was working in the 5&10 Store. Out the window he saw a young lady and little did he know but she would change his life.
Clara McCallum was an actress with a new film starting. She lives in the present in New York City. She has just been diagnosed with cancer and has to deal with that, with telling the director about it and maybe losing her job, and with telling her Mother about the cancer. She is dreading all of these as she sets out on a replicated 1941 train to Glenhaven where they are filming her new film. She falls and hits her head while on the train and when she gets to Glenhaven, she is lost as she is now in 1941. She is getting ready to meet Jed Landry, the WW2 hero who is the subject of her film.
She is very attracted to Jed but has to return to the present because her cancer would be a death sentence in 1941 where it wouldn’t be in the present. Jed tries to find her. Will he be able to do so? What time era will he find her in? Will her having gone back change the future?
Jed Landry was in Glenhaven Park, New York in 1941. He was very frustrated. There was little money after his Father died and that was going to pay for his little brother’s schooling and clothes for the girls. His grandparents lived in the house with him, his grieving Mother, and the three girls. He had to give up a scholarship to law school in Boston after his Father died. He had to take care of the family but he was tired of doing that. There seemed to be no purpose in his life. He had decided to enlist as soon as Gilbert returned home in May. Then Gilbert could take care of the family. As he was thinking these things, he was working in the 5&10 Store. Out the window he saw a young lady and little did he know but she would change his life.
Clara McCallum was an actress with a new film starting. She lives in the present in New York City. She has just been diagnosed with cancer and has to deal with that, with telling the director about it and maybe losing her job, and with telling her Mother about the cancer. She is dreading all of these as she sets out on a replicated 1941 train to Glenhaven where they are filming her new film. She falls and hits her head while on the train and when she gets to Glenhaven, she is lost as she is now in 1941. She is getting ready to meet Jed Landry, the WW2 hero who is the subject of her film.
She is very attracted to Jed but has to return to the present because her cancer would be a death sentence in 1941 where it wouldn’t be in the present. Jed tries to find her. Will he be able to do so? What time era will he find her in? Will her having gone back change the future?
February 24, 2008
You know when a book is good when you can't put it down! I finished this book in one day and I must say that it was an excellent read. If you like to get wrapped up in a romance with star-crossed lovers, then this is the book for you. Wendy Markham builds a beautiful story that captivates and moves the reader. Her writing style is truly spectacular and colorful and allows the reader to see the color and majesty of Glenhaven, Clara, and Jed.
If I may be so bold to compare her to the masters in female fiction, Wendy Markham has the makings to be the next Jane Austen or Louisa May Alcott. That's how I felt after reading "If Only In My Dreams" and I can't wait for a movie studio to bring it to the big screen. If they do, then I would love to see Jennifer Love Hewitt or Katie Holmes in the role of Clara and Scott Speedman or David Conrad in the role of Jed. Jed needs a strong male lead who can portray that 1940's innocence, yet be sexy and hot! :)
If I may be so bold to compare her to the masters in female fiction, Wendy Markham has the makings to be the next Jane Austen or Louisa May Alcott. That's how I felt after reading "If Only In My Dreams" and I can't wait for a movie studio to bring it to the big screen. If they do, then I would love to see Jennifer Love Hewitt or Katie Holmes in the role of Clara and Scott Speedman or David Conrad in the role of Jed. Jed needs a strong male lead who can portray that 1940's innocence, yet be sexy and hot! :)
August 5, 2014
You know, I'm okay with a good chick lit every once in a while. I think it's good to read a broad range of books. Plus, sometimes I just want a no brainer to read before bed. This was not the one for me. Admittedly, I downloaded this book from Amazon for free, so I shouldn't have expected much from it. I can go along with the stretch of time travel. I can even go along with the weak love story. However, these things must be supported by strong, likeable characters, which this story sorely lacks. Clara is a whiney, scatter brained twit whose only redeemable quality is that she wishes to save a life. Jed is charming and is the only reason I continued to read the book at all. There are no real surprises here. I will say that I appreciated that there wasn't any swearing and the one bedroom scene was written cleanly, which is so refreshing in a time when writing raunchy sex scenes is the norm, especially in this genre.
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