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PIECES OF DREAMS - Donna Hill Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque September 2009 |
SYNOPSIS: It's the prize of a lifetime--a million dollars and a chance to own a hotel. To win, Sasha Carrington must beat the competition on a new TV show. The daily challenges test her, but it is fellow-contestant Mitchell Davenport who's pushing her emotions to the limit.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |5| Wayne Jordan
REVIEW: In the letter at the back of PIECES OF DREAMS, Ms. Hill observes that the style of the book is “a bit different from the typical romance.” PIECES OF DREAMS is indeed different. From the first person narrative, to the almost microscopic look into the souls of the three major characters, PIECES OF DREAMS is indeed different—and special. Not only does Ms. Hill take us into the mind of the hero and heroine, Maxine and Taylor, but into that of Quinten Parker, the father of Maxine’s son.
PIECES OF DREAMS
is
about love. But it is also about forgiveness, understanding, and selflessness.
Each of the three characters demonstrates these characteristics. At the end of
the book, I felt strange inside, knowing that I’d been touched spiritually by
their story. I’d seen into the deepest, most hidden thoughts of three
individuals who’d come to a turning point in their lives, who’d suffered and
were still suffering, and who were so scared about the events in their live,
that they were hurting.
MAXINE: A strong, but scared individual, who was in love with one man, but the
memory of the other was so vivid that she needed to confront the past before she
could put it to rest and find happiness with her man.
TAYLOR, a noble hero, who loved unconditionally, and who was hurting so much
with loving that he couldn’t bear to lose the woman and son who were his life. A
man Ms. Hill believes “epitomizes the depth and compassion of so many black
men.”
QUINN, the wounded one, who’d loved, and now had to face the immediate future
alone; a man who was noble and selfless enough to give up his son.
What was special about this book was the level of maturity of the three
characters. At the end, I’d grown to care for these three individuals, admiring
the mature, sensible choices they had made. When I finally and reluctantly
closed PIECES OF DREAMS,
I felt a conflict of emotions. Sad, that the story had come to an end;
contented, because the characters had made all the right choices; moved, because
of the beauty, and intensity of the story. I felt privileged to have read this
wonderful, wonderful book; a book that had touched me in a strange profound way.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 15th October 2009