BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
CYNTHIANNA APPEL
ISBN# 1-932866-79-5
March 2005
Triskelion Publishing
www.triskelionpublishing.com
E-book
$6.50
245 Pages
Contemporary
Rating: 4 Cups

Marianne the librarian has not been sleeping well. The untimely death of her husband has left an empty place in her life. Confused by sudden lusty dreams with a blond hero who looks a lot like Cody Greene, she starts to wonder about the man she had a crush on in school. His nervousness around her has wondering what is brewing between them.

Sheriff Cody Greene finds commitment almost as impossible as getting on the back of rodeo bull. That is, until he has a couple of late night encounters with Marianne and he starts wondering about a different sort of life. Duty interferes, never allowing him a chance to explain his pent up feelings to the shy, but creative Marianne.

Rodeo week in Starling County has never been like this; runaway bulls, nosy town folk, and a sleepwalking librarian. It is enough to keep a hard-working lawman from getting any shut-eye, but who would want to miss the alluring widow Chalmers nightly journeys to the library? As feelings intensify, so do the problems facing Cody and Marianne’s budding relationship. Only the town matchmaker seems to know what to do.

Ms. Appel has graced us with a truly delightful read, snagging this reader’s attention from the very first word to the last. The characters were not only believable in tone but language and action as well. I eagerly look forward to reading more of Ms. Appel’s work.

Kimber
Reviewer for Karen Find Out About New Books
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance