Tell Me I'm Dreamin' [Mass Market Paperback]

Eboni Snoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1998

Noted for her African-American contemporary romances, the author of Beguiled makes her Avon debut with this exquisite tale of passion on an island paradise.

Tired of being a wallflower, Nadine Clayton had hidden behind her thick glasses for too long while life and romance passed her by. So she tosses out her frumpy clothes, lets down her hair, and heads to an island paradise where she meets Ulysses Deane, a handsome, mysterious stranger. Ulysses claims he isn't looking for love, but his searing kisses and passionate embraces tell Nadine a different story. He is hiding something...and Nadine realizes that maybe she is getting far more adventure than she bargains for.

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About the Author

Eboni Snoe has five novels to her credit, and she is considered a pioneer of ethnic romances. She is the mother of a blended family of four children and currently lives in Guangzhou, China, with her husband.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon; First edition (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380795620
• ISBN-13: 978-0380795628
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,024,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exotic romance, April 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tell Me I'm Dreamin' (Mass Market Paperback)

The poster model for the good girl whose life has passed her by, Nadine Clayton is unhappy with herself as she has spent her life avoiding passionate relationships. She decides to throw out the old (symbolized by her glasses) and make a new Nadine, who will live life to the fullest. To start with, she accepts a research project to catalogue treasures on the Caribbean island of Eros. Her arrival in Paradise is accompanied by an earthquake.

Nadine is forced to stay at the estate of the handsome but enigmatic Ulysses Deane, whose family is sworn to protect the island treasures from outsiders. Ulysses and Nadine are immediately attracted to each other, but he does not trust her one iota, especially since her work conflicts with his responsibility. His aunt also insists that Nadine is the reincarnation of a legendary figure from island history. When she begins to have visions, Nadine wonders how much of what his aunt might be saying is the truth. Now that she has found that once in a lifetime love, Nadine must convince him that she is not a con artist out to steal the treasures of Eros. If she fails, Nadine knows that she might as well go find her old glasses because ruby red passion will never strike her with anyone else.

Eboni Snoe is a gifted storyteller, who always paints an interesting ethnic romance. Her latest winner, TELL ME I'M DREAMIN', is a fabulously suspense-laden romance that adds the luster of the Caribbean to the story line. Readers will be BEGUILED by the lead protagonists and the crisp story line that is moved forward by eccentric yet endearing secondary characters. Another winner by a great novelist, who this time leaves her audience dreamin' of warm, tropical beaches.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MEANING OF TRUE LOVE, August 29, 1999

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Natasha Ericka Scott (NEWARK,NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell Me I'm Dreamin' (Mass Market Paperback)

EBONI SNOE DID A WONDERFUL JOB, THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME READING SOMETHING FROM HER(NOT MY LAST) I WAS AMAZED. I FELT LIKE I WAS NADINE. THE STORY LINE WAS SO VIVID I COULD PICTURE EVERYTHING FROM THE DARK CAVE IN THE BEGINING TO THE SHIPS ROOM AT THE END OF THE STORY. IF EVERY BOOK IS WRITTEN LIKE THIS ONE, I WONT NEED MY TELEVISION. GET THE BOOK AND ENJOY!!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different kind of ROMANCE!, August 28, 1998

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[e-mail] (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell Me I'm Dreamin' (Mass Market Paperback)

This book took me to a whole different level of romance. Eboni Snoe didn't do the usual I love him, why doesn't he love me type of romance. Or even the love at first sight type of romance. This romance novel was very deep! Nadine and Ulysses love/romance isn't just a physical thing. It is a spirital, mental and definetly a mental romance. By Nadine being PURE in every sense of the word made it even more romantic. And the fact that after Ulysses came to his senses, I like the way he went after Nadine instead of Nadine going after him! There needs to be more romance novels out there like this!