Dream Country

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Summary: Best Book I've Ever Read!
Review: This is one of the greatest page turners that I have ever read! I really had a hard time putting this book down!! If you love a happy ending you will really love this book!!!!

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Summary: AWESOME
Review: This is the best book that I have ever read. I was in such a hurry to finish it, and when i finished, I wanted there to be more!!! I highly recommend this book to others, and look forward to others!!!!!

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Summary: Engrossing read!
Review: This is the most enjoyable, couldn't put it down book that I've read in quiet a while. Great read!

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Summary: Grabs your attention on the first page!
Review: This is the story of Daisy and James Tucker, whose 3 year old son disappears from their Wyoming cattle ranch, seemingly from right under James nose. The loss of their son tears them apart, and Daisy can't bear to stay in Wyoming, taking her son's twin sister Sage and going to live in Connecticut where she raises her and supports them by making jewelry. James could not leave the ranch in hopes that one day he would find his missing son, Jake. There are a lot of powerful emotions here from every angle. Luanne Rice is very good at involving the reader, and very good at describing the emotions of teenagers, as well as parents and lovers.
Thirteen years later, Jake's twin sister, Sage is 16 and finds herself pregnant, wanting her baby, but afraid to disappoint her mother. She leaves her a note as the book opens, and takes off on a difficult trek from Connecticut to Wyoming through bad weather and much soul-searching in hopes of re-uniting with her father, and learning about her past. Even 'though the story as it reaches its climax, seems a bit far-fetched, the dialogue and exquisite descriptions along the way make it completely enthralling to the reader. The descriptive scenery of the Wyoming landscape and the spiritual pull of Native American influence make it different from the usual. I enjoyed it, and love Luanne Rice's writing. It keeps you interested and turning those pages.

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Summary: Several stories in one....
Review: This was a busy book.... jumping from one character to another, causing me to wonder a few times just who the book was about. Once I got a good start, I enjoyed the characters. I love a romance with suspense, and this book had that with a bit of a twist. The epilogue was quite long, and didn't really give the book much closure.... guess I was hoping for more of a "happy ending." Not one of my favorite Luanne Rice books, but definitely worth reading.

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Summary: A Wonderful Experience
Review: This was a wonderful book, one that I found I did not want to separate myself from. I seem to always come to love the characters that Luanne Rice so artfully brings to life. With this book situated in one of the most beautiful parts of our country, I also came to love the mountains and the ranch they lived on. Today, more than ever, I love Luannes way of writing "feel good" books and find them both comforting and touching.

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Summary: excellent story
Review: This was my first book by this author and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.It had everything in it love, mystery, heartbreak, revenge-you name it.The story moved along at a nice pace.I look forward to reading her other novels.

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Summary: More than meets the eye
Review: Well, I am a fan of Ms. Rice's. I just recently started reading her works. This book was a little hard for me to start getting into, but I was caught up pretty quickly. It had some things that I really love about her writing, the love story, the family, the perfect scenery & background, and a Twist! I wasn't expecting the story to start turning the way it did. I am glad that it did though. I don't want to give anything away...

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Summary: More than meets the eye
Review: Well, I am a fan of Ms. Rice's. I just recently started reading her works. This book was a little hard for me to start getting into, but I was caught up pretty quickly. It had some things that I really love about her writing, the love story, the family, the perfect scenery & background, and a Twist! I wasn't expecting the story to start turning the way it did. I am glad that it did though. I don't want to give anything away...

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Summary: Downhill
Review: What a huge disappointment to a loyal reader! A few years ago, I read Luanne Rice's 'Stone Heart'. After that I was hooked. I made sure I read every Luanne Rice novel I could get my hands on at the library. All were written tenderly and straight from the heart. But after 'Cloud Nine', her stories and writing continues to go downhill. She churns out novels with a cookie-cutter. You sense that she just wants to get something out. I thought I stumbled upon an author who would give me many years of wonderful reading pleasure but now I don't think so. I'm still hoping Ms. Rice will wake-up and go back to writing the way she used to. 'Dream Country' was so boring, I gave it up after a couple of chapters. I'm now on Chapter 4 of 'Firefly Beach' and it's not much better - I'm pushing myself to finish it.