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Summary: Only in New York...
Review: ...would an adventure like this take place! Danielle Ackley-McPhail's debut work is an accomplishment on so many levels as it gives readers of fantasy something beyond the typical tale of elves rising up against an evil that threatens the delicate balance of the world. YESTERDAY'S DREAMS and Danielle's writing style is like a warm blanket you wrap yourself in to keep off the chill -- comforting, deep, and welcoming. She takes a realistic setting and then depicts realistic reactions to the extraordinary introduced in modern day Manhattan. Well done, Danielle. Well done!
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Summary: Only in New York...
Review: ...would an adventure like this take place! Danielle Ackley-McPhail's debut work is an accomplishment on so many levels as it gives readers of fantasy something beyond the typical tale of elves rising up against an evil that threatens the delicate balance of the world. YESTERDAY'S DREAMS and Danielle's writing style is like a warm blanket you wrap yourself in to keep off the chill -- comforting, deep, and welcoming. She takes a realistic setting and then depicts realistic reactions to the extraordinary introduced in modern day Manhattan. Well done, Danielle. Well done!
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Summary: Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence
Review: As the unplayable bills mount, Kara O'Keefe makes the heart wrenching choice to pawn her beloved violin. Cancer has depleted her parent's finances, and the small amount Kara makes teaching does not compensate for the loss of her father's income. Her need leads Kara to Maggie McCormick at the shop called Yesterday's Dreams. Maggie recognizes the fiddle as a piece of Kara's soul. At the least, Kara can never realize her dreams without the violin. With the violin in Maggie's care, Kara will one day reclaim her dreams.Meanwhile, a predatory power watches, eager to add both Kara and her violin to his collection of power tools. In a dark night of power and magic ten years ago, a vagrant was transformed into a malevolent being renamed Lucien Blank. Lucien overestimates his abilities; little suspecting that he is nothing more than the tool of the dark god Olcas. Lucien has become a collector of objects of power. Magic draws him to the door of Yesterday's Dreams and the things that lie shielded beyond. Music and myth come together in a mesmerizing display of good and evil in YESTERDAY'S DREAMS by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. With a fascinating cast of characters, legendary elements take modern significance, including Sidhe elves, fairies, and gods. The result is a gripping and satisfying tale, one that at once evokes emotions, stimulates imagination, and causes reflection. Add Ackley-McPhail's YESTERDAY'S DREAMS to your keeper shelf, and eagerly begin waiting for the next installment of the series. This breath-taking novel earns the WordWeaving Award for Excellence.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I just got done reading Yesterday's Dreams.... what a fantastic book! Not only are the characters wonderfully drawn but the celtic folklore within the story is fantastic. Can't wait for the next installation!
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Summary: Fabulous book!
Review: I just read the last page of Yesterday's Dreams and I can't believe this is the authors first book. I also can't believe that the larger publishers have not found her. The book is a contemporary story of Celtic myth, romance, fantasy and thriller rolled into one. I loved the charectors from heroine to villain and I still can't get over what a terrific book this is. I sincerely hope Ms. Ackley-McPhail will continue to write. This is one of the best books I have read this year!
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Summary: fantastic book
Review: I thought that this book was fantastic. It hooked me right away, from the start! Danielle has done a fantastic job weaving Irish mythology into this modernized tale about good and evil.
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Summary: fantastic book
Review: I thought that this book was fantastic. It hooked me right away, from the start! Danielle has done a fantastic job weaving Irish mythology into this modernized tale about good and evil.
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Summary: Olcas on the Streets of New York
Review: If you've ever haunted an antique shop or an antiquarian bookshop, if you have even a touch of Irish in you (or wish you did), or if you just enjoy a good read, "Yesterday's Dreams" will more than satisfy those itches. Kara O'Keefe, the heroine of this novel, is Everyone: an honest, decent young woman who does not realize her true potential. In her we can all see a bit of ourselves and as Ms. McPhail guides her Kara through this story Kara never loses her humanity, even when faced, at the end, with ultimate evil, Olcas, the inimical Power that haunts every page of this compelling story. "Yesterday's Dreams" is an elegantly written book, as deep as the River Shannon and as swift as Maggie's sprite. It's also an auspicious beginning for this new writer who seems to have sprung among us like Athena from the head of Zeus, fully armored and wise in the ways of literature. And best of all, I don't think I'll miss my guess when I predict a sequel to this fine novel. Congratulations, Danielle, and keep up the good work!
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Summary: Irish Fantasy meets the Dark Side
Review: Irish Fantasy stories frequently bring-out the beauty and majesty of Old Ireland. These stories often amuse the reader and leave them with a sense of longing for the "old days." Nowhere is this sense of majic more prevelant than in an echantingly fresh story, Yesterday's Dreams, written by Danielle McPhail. In this story the grace and wisdom of Irish lore lives again, but in a switch from your traditional Irish story, this story also holds the reader in a suspense driven action adventure. This book is a real page turner. From the moment I picked it up, I didn't want to put it down. The characters are new and refreshing, yet McPhail makes them come to life in a unique and special way. I thoroughly enjoyed Yesterday's Dreams. I can't wait for the next installment from McPhail. If you are a fan of fantasy or adventure books, you will enjoy this book too!
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Summary: Irish Fantasy meets the Dark Side
Review: Irish Fantasy stories frequently bring-out the beauty and majesty of Old Ireland. These stories often amuse the reader and leave them with a sense of longing for the "old days." Nowhere is this sense of majic more prevelant than in an echantingly fresh story, Yesterday's Dreams, written by Danielle McPhail. In this story the grace and wisdom of Irish lore lives again, but in a switch from your traditional Irish story, this story also holds the reader in a suspense driven action adventure. This book is a real page turner. From the moment I picked it up, I didn't want to put it down. The characters are new and refreshing, yet McPhail makes them come to life in a unique and special way. I thoroughly enjoyed Yesterday's Dreams. I can't wait for the next installment from McPhail. If you are a fan of fantasy or adventure books, you will enjoy this book too!
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