Dream Chasers

by Becky Melby, Cathy Wienke

April wants to make her sister’s dreams come true. April Douglas is determined to fulfill her sister’s dream list—the things Caitlyn would have done if she hadn’t died so young. Things like climbing a water tower and chasing a tornado. April faces each challenge with feigned bravery to honor her sister and interest the small radio audience that’s listening in on her adventures. But the man April blames for Caitlyn’s death—TV weatherman and storm chaser Seth Bachelor—appears at inopportune times, forcing April to confront strong fears and misconceptions. Seth can’t figure out why April resists him so. When he learns of her devotion to the dream list, he offers to help April check them off and overcome her fears. . .only to be faced with his own shortcomings at every turn. Just when April thinks Seth can be trusted, she learns he may not be the man she thought he was. What will it cost them—or gain them—to chase God’s dreams together?

 

 

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Wisconsin resident Becky Melby is the author of more than 20 titles, including her latest, Candles in the Rain, plus the Lost Sanctuary Series, four books in the Guideposts cozy mystery series Secrets of Wayfarers Inn, and a novella in A Door County Christmas. Married for 48 years, mother of four, grandmother to sixteen, Becky thrives on writing, reading, camping, rides on the back of a silver Gold Wing, and time with family. Connect with her at www.beckymelby.com or Facebook.

Reviews

[Anna Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The premise was enough that it made me purchase it at a thrift store... and I don't buy books at thrift stores. Especially not 'Luvv Inspired' ones. ((This is HeartSong, but it's the same thing.))

April's sister died of leukemia. Before passing away, Caitlyn made a list of 40+ things she wanted her sister to do... from rock climbing (inside or out), making it to the top of a water tower, hiking a waterfall trail, taking a ride in a hot air balloon, seeing 'Riverdance', participating in a clean-up day, seeing the sunrise in Sunrise (MN)... things like that. And the fun bit would be that she could share her experiences on the air at a radio station she works for.

Then there's the whole romance thing with Seth, and that's where the star is lost. He's bi-polar at best, a liar at worst. He spends the ENTIRE book lying by omission, throwing total tantrums and then trying to 'make up' for them. He's a christian, though, so it's okay... he's up for forgiveness, then.

Add in a lying deceptive mother, a lying deceptive ex-fiancee and a lot of over-the-top characters that pop in and out without any real motivation... the unbelievable christian talk-show on a secular TV station's rotation... !?!?!

And I came away that there was something to be said for the premise, but that it would've been a FAR better book if someone(s) else wrote it.