Sleeping Beauty -
Dallas Schulze (Author)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A sweet romance...,
This review is from: Sleeping Beauty (Mass Market Paperback)
Ever since the murder of her sister, Anne Moore has been smothered not only by her family, but by the town of Loving, Indiana. Not wanting what happened to Brooke to happen to Anne, her mother watches her with an eagle eye, wanting her to live in the house where she grew up so she'll be safe and protected. The people in Loving weren't able to protect Brooke, so they want to do whatever possible to watch out for Anne. Since her sister died when she was ten, Anne has no recollection of what a normal childhood should be like. When Niell Devlin breaks down in Loving, Anne realizes how closed in everyone has made her, and more, she's realized how much she's allowed her life to be effected by her mothers' fear.Niell Devlin has spent his adult life writing criminal nonfiction books. Needed a break from the evil he has to follow, Niell decides to take a trip across the country. When his motorcycle breaks down in the small town of Loving, Niell can only hope that it will be a few days before he can be on the road again. When he meets Anne, he is facsincated by the mixture of innocence and strength that he sees in her. He has never met anyone who was more open than Anne, and soon he's hoping that it will take a lot longer than a few days to fix his bike. Sleeping Beauty is a novel about a woman that has grown up believing that if she tried hard enough she could be as perfect as her dead sister. She soon realizes that death has made her think her sister was more perfect than she was, and she needs to take some control over her life. Niell Devil helps her do that and together they find a love spectacular enough to awake her from the prison she helps contribute to. Happy reading!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buried Secrets, a romance for those 40 and older....,
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This review is from: Sleeping Beauty (Mass Market Paperback)
True crime novelist and best selling writer Neil Devlin is on a motorcycle trip that takes him cross-country when his bike breaks down near Loving, Indiana. At thirty-five he was burned out and needed a break. After three weeks on the road he has come to the conclusion that life on the road is highly overrated. He is given a ride to the only mechanic in the area and he figures out there is a God after all, after seeing Anne Moore for the first time. Anne's beat-up Volkswagon bug 'Lucy' is in the garage for the umpteenth time when she meets Neil. There is a brief introduction between the two, her VW is fixed and she leaves for her job at the bank. Neil finds out that he will have a layover when parts have to be ordered to fix the 'Indian'. The mechanic instructs him to stay at his kooky great-aunt Dorothy's motel and from there Neil realizes he wants to see Anne again and learn more about her and this eccentric town.
Anne lives in a small home on her parents' land. She has led a sheltered life after the tragic murder of her older sister that happened years before. A mother with a dominant icy personality, a father who no longer communicates with his wife or children and a brother who has his own hidden skeletons, it is a wonder that Anne is as normal as she is. Her brother is the local sheriff and dating Anne's best friend, Lisa. She is a bohemian designer and someone their mother strongly dislikes. Actually, their mother appears not to care for anyone including her own family. Lisa has recently made her aware that her brother shows signs of becoming an alcoholic. There is also Anne's weekly date with Frank Miller that chugs along with no sparks. All this and more add to the flavor of the storyline. With good intentions Neil misleads Anne regarding his profession and it causes some problems later on. Despite those who want to shelter and protect Anne she continues her relationship with Neil. Will he stay once his bike is fixed or will all the do-gooders run him off? A mild contemporary romance you'll want to read the book for the quirky characters and their relationships with each other. Not overtly steamy there are some love scenes later on but I found I didn't need this to know that they were meant for each other or to enjoy the story. There is also the quick-fix between Lisa and the brother that is a little unrealistic and I found I wanted to know more about the solution to her sister's death but Ms. Schulze did give the reader some closure. For the most part the dialogue is clean and though published in 1999 the setting feels like it is from the mid-twentieth century, an age of outward innocence. If you grew up in 50's, 60's or early 70's you may remember what that was like. Doors and cars were left unlocked, kids could meet friends at the mall or the movies without parents worrying and neighbors knew each other. Though anyone may like this, I can't recommend this romance for those under 40 even though I enjoyed it. I think you needed to live during this earlier era to appreciate this narrative. For me it has found a place on my keeper shelf. In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away. - Shing Xiong
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