DREAMING OF YOU

Author: Francis Ray ISBN: 0312939736 9/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

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...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

While successful in her career running a five-star hotel, Faith hasn't been successful in her romantic life. Secretly in love with her brother's best friend since high school, Faith longs for a relationship with Brandon. Unfortunately, he just sees her as a very good friend. When a plumbing problem at his apartment sends Brandon to Faith's hotel for a couple of weeks, Faith sees this as the perfect opportunity to win Brandon's love.

This is a fantastic friends-to-lovers and unrequited love story. I picked up the book to read a chapter or two and looked up hours later as I read the last page. Honestly, I couldn't put the book down. I found Faith an absolutely adorable character, and I cheered for her every step of the way. Surprisingly, Brandon turns out to be very romantic in his own right, and he wormed his way into my heart as well. While this book is obviously part of a series, it's very readable as a stand-alone, and I highly recommend it to one and all.

Kendra Patterson