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Romance · 1996 · PG-13

Daring to Dream

by Nora Roberts

Margo Sullivan grew up in a mansion—as the housekeeper's daughter—and spent her life trying to escape her past.

For14+GenreRomanceLength450 pagesRead time~12.5 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

No significant violence; Margo faces threatening situations

Language

Some

Contemporary language; some stronger words

Sexual Content

A lot

Explicit sensual scenes

Substance Use

Some

Margo's career involves drug-adjacent party scenes; some substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Class shame; the collapse of a false identity; rebuilding self-worth after public failure

What this book is about

Margo Sullivan was raised in the Templeton family's Monterey estate as the housekeeper's daughter, best friends with the Templeton children but always aware of the line. After a glamorous but hollow modeling career implodes, she must come home and rebuild—and reckon with Josh Templeton, who has never forgotten her. Daring to Dream opens Roberts's California-set Dream trilogy.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Explicit romantic content

Substance use in glamour-world context

Class trauma

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