Wishmakers

by Dorothy Garlock

Available for the first time in more than two decades are two classic tales of romance by "New York Times" bestselling favorite Dorothy Garlock, packaged together in one volume.

Genres: Romance

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Dorothy Garlock was a best-selling American author of over 60 historical romance novels, most of them set in the American West. More than 20 million copies of her books are in print, in 18 languages. Her books have been on the New York Times best seller list seven times. She was named one of the 10 most popular writers of women's fiction four years in a row, from 1985-1988. In 1997, she was awarded the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Garlock is also a member of the Romance Writers Hall of Fame.

Garlock worked as an editor, agent and publicist for most of her writing career. She was a native of Texas who grew up in Oklahoma then married and moved to Iowa. Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries.


Pen names include:
Johanna Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Glenn

Reviews

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

These particular Dorothy Garlock characters were dated and didn’t hold up well. I usually rate her books 3-4. The men was “he-men” who pushed/ bossed women around and they were the good guys. The antagonists were worse! The women didn’t ask for what they wanted, sometimes came across as shrill snd whiny and as little girls well into their 20s. The children, animals and scenery were realistically depicted. The plots were not too bad. It was published in the early 80s but read like a 1950s movie. I was still glad to find a Garlock book I hadn’t read yet snd saved it to read on my birthday.

[Jerry Jares · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are two novellas reprinted from earlier times. HIDDEN DREAMS was originally printed in 1983 and SHE WANTED RED VELVET came out in 1986.

HIDDEN DREAMS suffers from being a short story and needing more time to develop the final solution. Margaret makes some life-changing decisions based on little life-experience. (3 stars)

SHE WANTED RED VELVET is about a young woman (and her adopted son), running from an abusive husband right into the arms of 2 Hells' Angels-type hoodlums. Gloria Masterson is saved by a hippie-type biker. Gloria tries to start life over again at her aunt's motel in Montana. (4 stars)

[Fay Risner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two stories by Dorothy Garlock for the price of one book. Both set in Montana.
Hidden Dreams takes place in a logging camp. Margaret Anthony, a rich sheltered girl, inherits her father's holdings. She had a glimpse of a young man who ran the family logging camp several years before decided to pretend to want to check out her timber interest to get to meet the man again. The man is worried the men will be upset that she is visiting so he gives her another name and says they are engaged. Getting to know the man is happening a little too fast for shy Margaret.

She Wanted Red Velvet takes place in a motel in the mountains of Montana. Gloria Masterson takes off from a possessive ex-husband in Ohio to hide at her aunt's motel. A biker, Jack Evans, with a long beard and shaggy hair keeps showing up. He doesn't have a job and lives in a ghost town in the mountains. She doesn't want anything to do with him, but her three year old son thinks he's great. Last thing she wants is to be attracted to a hippy biker.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both Stories were very good. Very Short reads, and a good summer book to stick in your beach bag!

[Lesly · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok for me until I was reading the second story and she says the exact line word for word from the first story!

[Fran Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Good read as usual. Love her characters. Folks you can identify with. Love the eras she describes. My favorite author.