Sweet Dreams

Abby Fouchet #1

by Flo Fitzpatrick

Feisty Texas-born dancer Abby Fouchet has landed a gig in a Broadway revival, and life is looking up. especially when sparks fly with leading man Johnny Gerard, a daytime television heartthrob. But this charmer has a few secrets, including a dubiously politically connected father, a gorgeous mystery woman with a bodyguard, and a roommate involved in a hit-and-run accident. Abby has a hidden talent, a gift of second sight that is wreaking havoc on her peace of mind. When Johnny is embroiled in scandal, Abby sees terrible visions that don't include her hunky sweet talker living long enough to say I do. Of course, the show must go on. But surviving opening night and a killer's curtain call is going to require some fancy footwork especially if Abby wants to survive an even bigger the reviews.

282 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2005

About the author

Flo Fitzpatrick’s first attempt to enter the field of literature was a work of science fiction called “The Bug on the Wall.” It consisted of two sentences. “There was a bug. It was on the wall.” She was five at the time, so perhaps the brevity of this piece was understandable.

She grew more adventurous and at age eight wrote two chapters of what was intended to be a full-length novel entitled, “The Skinner Family goes to Ireland.” The plot consisted of the Skinner family heading over to Ireland to visit their Aunt Donna who lived on a potato farm and owned a swimming pool. Flo’s older brothers, twins, were somewhat skeptical that the Skinners would make it to Ireland traveling across the Atlantic from New York to London by train. (Flo has since pointed out that the English Channel now boasts an underwater transportation system leading from England to France and that she was just ahead of her time.)

She earned a B.F. A. in Dance and an M.A. in theatre, then spent her years after college shuttling back and forth from New York to her native Texas working as a dancer/singer/actress, teaching dance and acting, and choreographing for various theatres and community colleges. During her career in theatre, Flo has played nice ladies (Nellie-South Pacific), not-so-nice ladies (Lily St. Regis-Annie), funny ladies (Jane-Fallen Angels) singing ladies (Cherie -Bus Stop), dancing ladies (Vibrata - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and even dead ladies (three murdered hookers in Jack the Ripper!) The last, she claims, was tough. She had to spend the first ten minutes of the show lying on the floor not breathing. Flo still loves wacky characters both on and off stage.

Reviews

[Ronn · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK, the plot was a little silly, but the story moved along nicely and kept me engaged. There's no heavy lifting involved; this would be ideal for a long airplane ride.

[Kayla · Rating 1 out of 5]

The plot was a bit over the place. It didn't stay on subject through out. I ended up not finishing the book. It was hard to tell who it was talking about unless it said it specifically. The beginning was good , but it got worse as I read. it.

[Malka Essock · Rating 4 out of 5]

these books are so much fun! Zany,just enough suspense to keep you reading, just enough silliness too, can't wait to get my hands on another of her books!

[Tanya Sylvester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining. Worth a read. Dialogue is a little... eh... but otherwise enjoyable.