Dreaming of You (The Graysons, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Francis Ray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2006

Readers everywhere fell in love with the mesmerizing, unforgettable Grayson family and their loves. Now bestselling author Francis Ray spins another sexy, compelling romance featuring the Grayson clan…

LURING A MAN INTO LOVE Successful Santa Fe hotelier, Faith McBride has loved Brandon Grayson since she was a wallflower in high school and he was her big brother's best friend. Now hard-bodied Brandon is running a trendy restaurant a stone's throw from Casa de Serenidad, her posh five-star hotel. When Faith looks at Brandon, she dreams of being his wife. So although it's risky and risqué, she's plotting a secret campaign to win his body, mind, and heart.

MAY LEAD TO PASSION...OR HEARTBREAK
With his mother determined to marry him off, Brandon Grayson is on the alert for single females being thrown his way. He's even stopped dating, afraid of being trapped into a relationship. Surely nobody's safer to be around than sweet, familiar Faith. But celibacy is driving him crazy. For the first time he's noticing Faith's enticing lips and incredible curves. Suddenly it occurs to Brandon that an affair with the one woman he can trust would certainly be a no-strings-attached affair...

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The third novel in Ray's Grayson family saga is a warm, winning story of friendship, lust and love—and how the lines between them can blur. Sexy restaurant owner Brandon Grayson is the next child on his mother's matchmaking hit list: she'd like him married off, and quick, just like his two brothers. Determined to thwart her plan and hold on to his freedom, Brandon decides to go celibate, forgoing dating altogether. When a leaky pipe in his apartment must be repaired, he puts up at the hotel run by Faith McBride, one of his oldest friends and the little sister of one of his best buddies. What Brandon doesn't know is that Faith has been in love with him since she was a self-conscious teen, and she's got a plan to snare him. Of course, between Faith's kindness and curves, Brandon begins rethinking his friendship, and his vow of abstinence. The pair's cat-and-mouse game is suspenseful and fun, and even though Ray's writing doesn't dazzle, the novel is sweet and honest without being saccharine, making it a full, enjoyable read. (Sept.)
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From Booklist

Since You and No Other (2005), the novel where Ruth Grayson found wives for her oldest sons, Luke and Morgan, the Grayson children are doing well. Brandon, the middle son, a famous chef and owner of the Red Cactus restaurant, is on edge because he is next in line for his mother's matchmaking. Ruth knows she will have to be very crafty to help Brandon find his wife, and he is steering clear of her. To avoid being trapped in a relationship, he stops dating and only feels safe spending time with his childhood friend Faith McBride. Faith is the successful owner of a five-star hotel, Casa de Serenidad. Brandon is clueless that Faith has loved him since high school, when he was her brother's best friend. Faith has decided that to beat Ruth in her matchmaking, she must plot to win his heart, mind, and body. The tension, excitement, and sparks that ignite between them make for a great romance, while Ruth plots to find mates for her youngest two children. Lillian Lewis
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312939736
• ISBN-13: 978-0312939731
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Francis Ray is a native Texan and lives in Dallas. INCOGNITO, her sixth title, was the first made-for-TV movie for BET. Her literary fiction series-Taggart and Falcon, the Invincible Women, Grayson Family of New Mexico, and Grayson Friends have consistently made bestseller's lists, and are enjoyed by readers world-wide. She has written forty-seven books to date. Awards include Romantic Times Career Achievement, EMMA, The Golden Pen, Atlantic Choice, Borders 2008 Romance Award for bestselling Multicultural Romance for NOBODY BUT YOU. IF YOU WERE MY MAN was selected as Written 2010 Book of the Year.

Ms. Ray is hard at work on her next book. I'd love to 'meet' you on my Yahoo group at [e-mail].

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreaming Of You..., August 29, 2006

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Black Butterfly Review (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreaming of You (The Graysons, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Ray has surpassed her normal top level standard with Brandon's story in Dreaming of You. As a reader, I have been a fan of this author for many years and have followed the Falcons' and Graysons' since the beginning. Collectively, I have enjoyed this clan, but on an individual level, Dreaming of You has now risen to that favorite spot. Ms. Ray seems to have a knack for creating the perfect romance. Her writing style is so phenomenal that it actually has you believing in the white picket fence, the 2.5 kids and most importantly happily ever after.

Faith McBride is a successful hotelier who fantasizes about a relationship with her brother's best friend, Brandon Grayson. Faith decides that before she allows Brandon's meddling mother to set him up and marry him off, she will devise a plan to make him notice her for the enticing woman that she is, instead of the kid-sister of his friends.

Brandon Grayson is on to his mother and her plan for him to be the next of her children to marry. He is determined to make sure that he remains wife free despite his mother's successful record with his older siblings. Brandon amazingly has a leak in his apartment that requires that he relocate. Fortunately for Faith, he chooses to stay at her hotel.

Now the fun really begins. This is the point where you try to determine if the romance that ensues is a coincidence, Faith's plan, or Ruth's orchestrations?
Inquiring minds want to know...Thankfully, Ms. Rays' writing ability is proven because she tells you, yet she doesn't. It is my belief that Brandon... but the book leads you to believe..., I guess you will have to buy it to see. Enjoy because I certainly did.

Oh yeah, if you have not taken the opportunity to read the previous books regarding these families, I must say that you are at a loss. I recommend that you grab the backlog and sit down for the divine literary feast that Ms. Ray presents.

Reviewed by: Eleanor S. Shields, Black Butterfly Review

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Friends to Lovers, September 1, 2006

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This review is from: Dreaming of You (The Graysons, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a sucker for the best friends becoming lovers plot. I always get a kick out of watching folk realize that the love of their life was right in front of them the whole time. Ray brings freshness to this plot by adding a meddling mother and a heroine with her own plans to make the hero notice her. I loved the fact that Faith is not the perfect size six. And I adore the fact that Brandon loves her just the way she is. But what I really loved about this book was the fact that Ray weaved in their history and makes it clear to the reader that even though Brandon was slow to realize it, he has always loved and cared for Faith. The man took her to each and every one of her highschool dances! And when he realizes that he loves her, brother man goes all out! Pick this book up today! You won't regret it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ann-Romancer, August 29, 2006

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This review is from: Dreaming of You (The Graysons, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Ray did another superb job! It is a page turner. Brandon, what can I say, another fine and sexy male specimen.

This is the story of two friends---Brandon and Faith (who has been in love with him since high school, unbeknownst to him). His mother is determined to marry her third son off as she did her other two sons but he's not having it. Faith finally decides to try to get him to notice her as a WOMAN and not a FRIEND before his mother succeeds.

The story pulls you into Faith's endeavors and Brandon's reactions. Ms. Ray also introduces some mysterious, intriguing, and hot characters that I hope get their own stories. This is a very good read.

This is third in the Grayson series--UNTIL THERE WAS YOU and YOU AND NO OTHER are the first two, respectively.