Chasing Nightmares

by Deb Donahue

Dr. Charles Levine despises his younger half-brother with a hate that even death can’t destroy. So why should he let Gordon’s demise prevent him from exacting revenge? His weak-minded nephew, who resembles his father in so many ways, would serve Charles’ purpose perfectly. With romance, suspense, and a touch of madness, Chasing Nightmares tells the tale of Anne and Lee as they struggle to conquer the terrors that have haunted their dreams since childhood. Terrors that Charles exploits with finesse and specially concocted pharmaceuticals. Will Anne’s nyctophobia keep her from saving herself and Lee from the Doctor’s insane plans? Can Lee escape the yoke of addiction his uncle keeps pressing upon him? Or will their nightmares become their reality and devour them in the darkness?

224 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2013

About the author

Deb Donahue knows all about country living in the Midwest. She spent her early married years tending a huge garden and preserving the contents to keep them through winter. She and her husband raised and butchered their own beef, pork and chicken which she then prepared using delicious recipes from her Grandmother’s cookbooks. Her first son was born in the heat of summer, when the strawberries were ripe and needed picking. Her youngest arrived during the worst blizzard in years; during the drive to the hospital her husband had to watch the line of fence posts to make sure they remained on the road. Living in the country was never boring because she had books to keep her company. Romances and mysteries by authors like Victoria Holt, Mary Stewart and Dorothy Dunnett. Is it any wonder that these are the themes she chose to write about when she finally decided to fulfill her childhood passion for writing?

Reviews

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slow starting storyline that abruptly pulls you in and keeps you anchored. The characters each have their own individual personality. Some more well developed than others, but all intriguing enough to make you want to know more. The world Deb creates is full of deep imagery that makes you wonder where she will take you at each new turn in the plot. There could have been some better definition in the chapters when it jumped from story point to story point.
All in all I enjoyed the book and look forward to seing what follows for Deb. Thanks to Deb Donahue for the giveaway ... I won this book through Goodreads first reads giveaways.

[Rosemary Hawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as paranormal as it could have been but very suspenseful

I downloaded another book by this author, Eyes at the Window and enjoyed it so much I decided to buy this one, too. I was a little confused in the first chapter until I figured out the main character had had a nightmare about Lee, but once I understood that, it made sense that the two of them seem so connected to each other. In fact, I would have liked to see a little more of that. That was a missed opportunity, But the suspense plotline more than made up for that, and the characters came across as very real. Even that creepy Charles.