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Romance · 1998 · PG-13

Dream a little dream

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

A disgraced televangelist's widow shows up broke in the small town that hates her—and falls for the man who hates her most.

For14+GenreRomanceLength372 pagesRead time~10.3 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

No violence

Language

Some

Contemporary language

Sexual Content

A lot

Explicit romantic scenes

Substance Use

Some

Social drinking

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Grief over a sham marriage; community shame and rebuilding identity; religion's capacity for both harm and healing

What this book is about

Rachel Stone, widow of a fraudulent televangelist, arrives destitute in Salvation, North Carolina—the town her husband's ministry destroyed. Gabe Bonner owns the town's drive-in and is the most hostile person to her presence. Dream a Little Dream is Phillips's most emotionally intense romance, with real grief and a heroine who has to rebuild from nothing.

Notes for sensitive readers

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

Explicit romantic content

Fraudulent televangelist backstory

Community hostility is intense

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