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If We Dare to Dream (The Evans Family, Book One) [Kindle Edition]

Collette Scott
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Meet the Evans family:

A family torn apart by war and misfortune meets a family held together by the bonds of love.

Two families entwine after one fateful night changes their lives forever. Andrew Sheehan, former elite soldier, returns home from war and is suddenly accused of murder. Only Jamie Evans can prove his innocence.

What would you do?

A single meeting, the memory of one night, holds the key to a murder. If Jamie is correct, she gives a hero back his life. If she is wrong, she risks freeing a murderer from prison. Trusting her instincts, Jamie puts her life on hold and strives to free Andrew despite her family's misgivings. Determined to do what is right, she vows to help him get his life back on track.

Andrew, feeling betrayed by the country he nearly died protecting, fights the demons he carries in an effort to make things work with Jamie and repair the fractured relationship with his brother Adam, who bears his own battle scars.

Dare he dream?

With Jamie and her family's help, Andrew begins to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Realizing that there is more to life than bitterness and resentment, he starts over again determined to make the best of his experiences. But the killer is still out there, and Andrew soon finds that he is haunting him still.


Editorial Reviews

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"Collette Scott has the ability to paint characters so real as to draw you into their lives. Not an easy book to put down once picked up."
- Lord David Prosser, author of The Queen's Envoy.

"Collette's emotionally charged fiction transports the reader so completely into her character's lives it is easy to become engrossed."
- Roxanne Smolen, author of Mindbender

"If We Dare to Dream is captivating! Collette Scott delivers an emotional roller coaster ride of love, anger, guilt and suspense.... Addictive to the very end!"
- KC Stone, author of Replaced by a Stranger.

"Collette has done it again!... Collette writes so well that you can visualise what is happening in your head, as though seeing the action on TV or in a film, but better! I feel so privileged at being allowed to read this book before it has even officially been published."

- Jeanzbookreadnreview.blogspot.com

About the Author

Always composing stories in her head, Collette began her first novel at the age of eight. Since then, she has obtained her bachelor’s degree in English literature and master’s degree in education while squeezing in her writing whenever she can. If We Dare to Dream is Collette’s third novel and the beginning of the highly anticipated Evans family series. The New England native now resides in Arizona with her husband, three children and multiple family pets.

Product Details

  • File Size: 577 KB
  • Print Length: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Marimay Publishing (November 15, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0067X7IGS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,228 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
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Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
(31)
4.7 out of 5 stars
It's a very good story, excellent characters and extremely well written. HombreTel  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
It took me just three sessions of reading to go through the book. Sanz  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
A spectacular read of romance, suspense and action. Cynthia L. Gaccione  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Coming to the Rescue December 22, 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Collette Scott has written an awesome story of two individuals dealing with misfortunes in life. Jamie, recently divorced, returns home for the support and security of four brothers. Andrew, an Iraq war veteran, returns home with scars and post traumatic syndrome. He is let down by his fellow Americans who too quickly believe him to be the guilty person who murdered a woman he briefly met in a bar. This is a realistic story told with much compassion and warmth. At times it is heart wrenching, but finally, love mends all. A good read!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book by Ms. Scott November 17, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
This is book I in the Evans saga. It follows Jamie, the youngest and only girl in a family of five. A chance encounter with someone will change everyone's life forever. It's hard to imagine that just a small act of kindness or a short conversation can be someone's saving grace.
Jamie very briefly meets a man at a bar on her last night in town. She's headed out the next morning to begin her new life. He will be charged with murder the next day.

Collette Scott delivered another great book. This is her third book and I enjoyed it as much as the first two. I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I'll try to be vague. The main characters were fun and easy to like and relate to. The story flowed very smoothly and while I knew almost from the beginning who the murder was, it didn't detract from the book at all. In fact, I'm not even sure it was supposed to be a secret. The main part of the book for me was not trying to figure out who the killer was, but watching how the characters dealt with the issues they were handed.
It was a great book and I can't wait to read the next book in the saga, due February 2012.

I received this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Drama November 16, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Collette Scott's genius is in developing characters that are easy to relate to, along with unique, suspenseful plots that are charged with emotion. What I love about her characterizations is that the author has great balance in crafting both male and female characters that are multidimensional. This makes If We Dare to Dream appealing to both male and female readers. Scott is the female version of Nicolas Sparks, fully matching him in skill.

This is the third book I've read of the author's, and I could not put the novel down; Scott's writing impressed me yet again. Not only is her writing superb, but the author understands the tactical benefit of foreshadowing and persuasion to build suspense. This is suspenseful fiction at its best. The drama of If We Dare to Dream is powerful, inescapable, and a must-read.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars If we dare to dream
An absolute page Turner from the very beginning. A love story that wasn't all about sex. Definitely wort reading. I would recommend it to everyone
Published 29 days ago by SoftballBri19
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
This is the book that hooked me in the Dvans family books. Enjoying them all as they are good reads.
Published 1 month ago by H. Hoel
5.0 out of 5 stars a very good book
I have payed for so many horrible books than when i find a free book as good as this make me wish I could pay the writter for it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rosa Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely incredible!
"If We Dare to Dream" is one of the best books I've ever read. With Collette Scott's writing ability, she belongs up with the pros. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JoviRomance84
4.0 out of 5 stars Read this Book Wonderfully written.
This not my typical go to kind of book. But I was hooked after I read this one and read the other three in the series. I just had to find out what final outcome was gonna be. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vickygee
5.0 out of 5 stars good
I really like this book. Very interesting and well written. Plan to read the whole series that she has. I had trouble putting this down
Published 2 months ago by WOUNDY
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
I loved this book! There is constantly something to think about as you read, with the possibilities of what could have happened.
Published 2 months ago by Nicole M Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars More than I expected
I was expecting a nice romance, but I've got so much more. An emotional story with so many twists, even though I guessed quite early in the book who the murderer was, yet, I simply... Read more
Published 2 months ago by AP
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Good...
If we dare to dream is a very good quick read. I am sure you will like it too. Check it out....
Published 3 months ago by Charlea
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Oh my this book was one hard to put down... I just want this book to go on and never end..
Published 3 months ago by kay
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More About the Author

Growing up, Collette always knew that she would be a writer. She began composing stories in her head at the age of eight and was soon putting them down on paper for her closest friends to read. Since then she has obtained her bachelor's degree in English and her master's in education while squeezing in her writing whenever she can. Now she uses this background to express her focus on the emotional growth of her characters, loving the interplay between people and their ability to face life with humor and strength through the good times and bad. The best-selling New England native now resides in Arizona with her children and multiple family pets.


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