Dream Man: The Dream Comes True / Montana Man

by Barbara Delinsky

The Dream Comes True

For Nina Stone, Crosslyn Rise—the majestic old Massachusetts estate now converted into exclusive condominiums—represents the ultimate coup in her real estate career. Until John Sawyer, an investor in the complex, refuses to jump on her fast track. Her ambitions may be sky-high, but his reality is firmly established on the ground. Now all John has to do is convince Nina that's where dreams are built….

Montana Man

On the run from her old life, Lily Danziger is determined to make a fresh start for herself and her newborn daughter. But she gets more than she bargained for when she loses her way in a blizzard. Could the gruff stranger who offers shelter hold the key to a future Lily has only dreamed of?

Genres: Romance

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 28, 2009

About the author

I was born and raised in suburban Boston. My mother’s death, when I was eight, was the defining event of a childhood that was otherwise ordinary. I took piano lessons and flute lessons. I took ballroom dancing lessons. I went to summer camp through my fifteenth year (in Maine, which explains the setting of so many of my stories), then spent my sixteenth summer learning to type and to drive (two skills that have served me better than all of my other high school courses combined). I earned a B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in Sociology at Boston College. The motivation behind the M.A. was sheer greed. My husband was just starting law school. We needed the money.

Following graduate school, I worked as a researcher with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. I did the newspaper work after my first son was born. Since I was heavily into taking pictures of him, I worked for the paper to support that habit. Initially, I wrote only in a secondary capacity, to provide copy for the pictures I took. In time, I realized that I was better at writing than photography. I used both skills doing volunteer work for hospital groups, and have served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and on the MGH’s Women’s Cancer Advisory Board.

I became an actual writer by fluke. My twins were four when, by chance, I happened on a newspaper article profiling three female writers. Intrigued, I spent three months researching, plotting, and writing my own book - and it sold.

My niche? I write about the emotional crises that we face in our lives. Readers identify with my characters. They know them. They are them. I'm an everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges.

My novels are character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship, and I’ve been blessed in having readers who buy them eagerly enough to put them on the major bestseller lists. One of my latest, Sweet Salt Air, came out in 2013.  Blueprints, my second novel with St. Martin’s Press, became my 22nd New York Times bestselling novel soon after its release in June 2015.  Making Up, my work in progress, will be published in 2018.

2018? Yikes. I didn’t think I’d live that long. I thought I’d die of breast cancer back in the 1900's, like my mom. But I didn’t. I was diagnosed nearly twenty years ago, had surgery and treatment, and here I am, stronger than ever and loving having authored yet another book, this one the non-fiction Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors. First published in 2001, Uplift is a handbook of practical tips and upbeat anecdotes that I compiled with the help of 350 breast cancer survivors, their families and friends. These survivors just ... blew me away! They gave me the book that I wish I’d had way back when I was diagnosed. There is no medical information here, nothing frightening, simply practical advice from friends who’ve had breast cancer. The 10th Anniversary Volume of Uplift is now in print. And the money I’ve made on the book? Every cent has gone to my charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Reviews

[M. Gaspary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dream Man: An Anthology by Barbara Delinsky is a collection of two romantic stories: The Dream Comes True and Montana Man. In The Dream Comes True, Nina Stone is a successful real estate agent who falls in love with John Sawyer, an investor in the Crosslyn Rise condominiums. In Montana Man, Lily Danziger is a single mother who finds shelter and passion in the arms of Ben Hunter, a rugged rancher. Both stories are about women who overcome their fears and doubts to pursue their dreams and find their dream men.

Overall, I like how Barbara described the scenes in such an emotional way. Though the main plot isn't as complicated as others I've read, she puts emphasis on the emotional rollercoaster ride of the characters.

[Betty Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

montana man by barbara delinsky

[Arlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has two novellas, both romances. In "The Dream Comes True" we see Nina as a very independent real estate broker who is committed to selling the new condo complex at the highest price. Another one of the investors, John, who is a book store owner, doesn't think they should be priced so high. The other investors ask them to work together on the project.
In "Montana Man" Lily is fleeing north thru Maine with her baby when she picks up another stranded driver in a blizzard. Somehow they get lost and run out of gas on a back road. This story of survival and romance just goes to show that you should always check the weather report and keep survival supplies in your car when you travel in the winter time. Of course, then we wouldn't have Lily meeting Qwist, the handsome cowboy!
Sometime a romance is just the thing to read after more serious books!

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only read Montana Man. I found the story rather boring. It was slow and just not very exciting. I havn't read The Dream Comes True and don't know if I will.

[Amanda Humphrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read when you don't want to think about what you're reading, and it leaves you smiling :)

[Noor · Rating 1 out of 5]

1/2 ONLY

The dream comes ture - 1 STAR

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I give up. Geezh, I just want more sweet salt air!!
I almost finished the first story, but I really had no connection to the characters. I hate when I just don't care.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two stories, one author. The second story was well worth 5 stars, but the first was typical and only rates 3 stars, in my opinion.

[Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Typical romance novels, offering an escape from real life. Entertaining and well written.