The Dark Dream

by Lilly Sommers

A Woman searching for her identity, her memory. Set in the gold fields in Australia.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

585 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Kaye Bennett was born on 17 November 1957 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She spent much of her childhood in New South Wales. She reads a great deal, and although she will read anything - mystery, thrillers and horror - romance is her favorite. She has had a varied career that has included working in the Department of Justice in Brisbane and working as a clerk with the Commonwealth government. To survive a series of mind-numbing jobs, she turned to writing. She then sold a number of short stories to Australian magazines, and when she won a local short story contest, suddenly her name was in the newspaper, and she dreamed of becoming a full-time writer. She has always had an interest in history, and she started writing historical romances as Deborah Miles for Mills & Boon (Harlequin), she also wrote as Lilly Sommers, before writing as Sara Bennett historical romances and as Sara Mackenzie paranormal romances.

Kaye Dobbie lives in an old house in the old gold rush town Bendigo, in the state of Victoria, Australia. She is married to an accountant and they have two children who are growing up all too quickly. The household is ruled by three cats, who all arrived without an invitation and decided to stay, and a dog who believes it's a person. In between writing and driving her children to and fro, she enjoys spending time in her garden. She is particularly fond of her collection of old world roses - they have such wonderful names! She tries to keep the house and garden tidy, but rarely succeeds—she'd rather be writing or reading.

Reviews

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in early Australia. Has a gothic feel to it.

[Sue Gerhardt Griffiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars


Listened to the audiobook on BorrowBox
Published by Bolinda audio
Narrated by Casey Withoos
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[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Australian historical romance. A woman is discovered near a lagoon, injured and lost her memory. Adam agrees to take her with him to the goldfields to see if the authorities can help. Adam calls her Ella, who even with her memory loss can tell she is a lady. We follow Ella's life on the goldfields as her relationship deepens with Adam and we gradually discover how she came to be by the lagoon. Can Adam and Ella have a life together? A story full of adventure and romance.

[Teesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book at my aunt's house hiding on her bookshelf. I was 13 at the time and this book is what got me into romance novels. I couldn't put it down. It was my own little secret book 😅 the adventure, mystery and electric attraction the two leads truly take you on a crazy adventure. And my god the cliffhanger I did not see that coming.

[Kathy B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I re read this book every now and then. This book has romance, mystery, and fighting. I just love it, fighting as in mc and fc running from people, and mc having to fight off people. I won't say who!! Other books are ok from this author but this one hits all the spots for me

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was a great story...really enjoyed until the end. Was a lttle disappointed.

[Kristy Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible, hard to put down, and what an ending!!

[Susanna Chin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but not riveting. I felt it dragged on a bit too much.

[Marion Lysek · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so good,Im going to read more of her books, Very hard to put it down,held me to the last page.
She also wrote The glass House and The bond

[Icegal · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good book...interesting till the end

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Didn't find this book quite as good as some of her others but still enjoyed it.

[Jo :: The Country Book Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Couldn’t put it down

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

[Tanya Boulter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story read this when it was published under her other name

[Allie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars really. Was not expecting the ending, oh my gosh.