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Sweet Dreams
My Perfect Valentine
Shy Carissa Stevens is heartbroken when her boyfriend drops her just before the Valentine's Masquerade. But when she joins the Masquerade committee and draws the eye of a fellow committee member, Glen is jealous and asks her to the event. Is Glen still her Valentine?
- GenresYoung AdultTeenRomance
137 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
65 people want to read
About the author
Judy Baer
105 books125 followersaka Judy Kaye
Judy Baer was born and grew up on a farm on the prairies of North Dakota, USA. An only child, she spent most of her days with imaginary people-either those she read about or those she made up in her head. Her most ambitious conjuring did not succeed, however. She kept a clean stall with hay and oats for the horse she imagined would come but unfortunately, it never did. As an adult, however, she managed to make that dream come true and raised foundation quarter horses and buffalo for some years. A voracious reader, Judy learned to read with comic books, anything from Little Lulu and Superman to the Rawhide Kid. She sold her first story for $10.00 to a farm magazine. She still has the $10.00.
She graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota with a major in English and education and a minor in religion. At the time, she was simply studying what interested her, but now realizes that she was educating herself for her future career as an inspirational christian romance writer.
Judy wanted to write for Harlequin even in high school but it wasn't until her youngest child learned to say "No" that she realized that she'd better consider a second career to fall back on when mothering was done. Her first book was written with her little girl on her lap. Judy would type a few words, say "Now, Jennifer," at which time her daughter would hit the space bar before Judy continued typing. It wasn't the fastest way to work, but it offered a lot of mother-daughter time together. An over-achiever, she's written 71 books for various publishers. The mother of two and step-mother of three, she now has lots of family to enjoy.
In 2001, she went back to school and became a certified professional life coach. Currently she is working on her Master's in Human Development in the areas of writing, coaching and spirituality and writing inspirational Chick Lit which, she says, is the most fun she's ever had writing.
Judy Baer was born and grew up on a farm on the prairies of North Dakota, USA. An only child, she spent most of her days with imaginary people-either those she read about or those she made up in her head. Her most ambitious conjuring did not succeed, however. She kept a clean stall with hay and oats for the horse she imagined would come but unfortunately, it never did. As an adult, however, she managed to make that dream come true and raised foundation quarter horses and buffalo for some years. A voracious reader, Judy learned to read with comic books, anything from Little Lulu and Superman to the Rawhide Kid. She sold her first story for $10.00 to a farm magazine. She still has the $10.00.
She graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota with a major in English and education and a minor in religion. At the time, she was simply studying what interested her, but now realizes that she was educating herself for her future career as an inspirational christian romance writer.
Judy wanted to write for Harlequin even in high school but it wasn't until her youngest child learned to say "No" that she realized that she'd better consider a second career to fall back on when mothering was done. Her first book was written with her little girl on her lap. Judy would type a few words, say "Now, Jennifer," at which time her daughter would hit the space bar before Judy continued typing. It wasn't the fastest way to work, but it offered a lot of mother-daughter time together. An over-achiever, she's written 71 books for various publishers. The mother of two and step-mother of three, she now has lots of family to enjoy.
In 2001, she went back to school and became a certified professional life coach. Currently she is working on her Master's in Human Development in the areas of writing, coaching and spirituality and writing inspirational Chick Lit which, she says, is the most fun she's ever had writing.
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January 23, 2023
This was such a cute Valentine’s Day read! The main character Carissa (who struggles with shyness) has just been dumped by her boyfriend. With the Valentine’s Day dance just a couple of weeks away, Carissa ends up on the planning committee for her school’s Valentine’s Day dance. I liked the characters, especially Carissa’s best friend Julie who supports her through the breakup. The romance was cute and I liked seeing Carissa become more confident. Perfect read for the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day.
November 8, 2025
I read this several years ago and rated it 3 stars, I don't know what I was thinking at the time. This was a wonderful Sweet Dreams book, I just loved all the characters, from our heroine Carissa to our hero Rafe, as well as the supporting characters like her awesome friend Julie. It was very sweet and a perfect valentine read so the title is very fitting. I loved Carissa and her growth in it and Rafe was so lovely and liked her just the way she was, they both saw how special the other was and how lucky they both are. They were also very mature and sensible which I'm glad for and they were just perfect for each other. Just another sweet Sweet Dreams book making me weep for the loss of 20th century romanticism.
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