WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE - Anne Hope
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 1-60504-222-6
November 2008
Contemporary Romance

Seattle, Washington – Present Day

Jenny Logan owes a great deal of money to Leo, a pimp, who loaned her ten thousand dollars to help a friend. Leo wants his payment either in dollar bills or the use of Jenny's body. He knows she can't pay him back and expects her to start working for him. He gives her one more day, and no matter what happens, he will come and collect. Jenny could run away, but she knows Leo will find her. She thinks all is lost until a well-dressed man, old enough to be her grandfather, comes to her with a proposition.

Sam Leland notices Jenny after she is kind to a poor homeless man. His grandson, Daniel, is twenty-eight years old and quite the hermit. He is a recluse because of his scarred face due to a horrible car accident when he was fourteen. His father and brother died, while he survived, and he now lives all alone on an island making exclusive toys. Daniel needs an assistant to help him for the holidays. Sam is concerned because Daniel has never been on a date or even with a woman. Sam thinks Jenny would be perfect for Daniel and offers her twenty thousand dollars for two weeks of work. Jenny is shocked, thinking Sam wants her be Daniel's in-house lover, but all Sam wants is for Jenny to help Daniel and make him see that he is beautiful both inside and out.

Daniel originally wanted a high school student to come work for him, but when Jenny says the temp agency he hired made a mistake, he is all ready to tell Jenny to leave. He is not sure he can work around such a beautiful woman. It is bad enough she may see his scars, and he has no experience with women in general. What if she thinks he is a freak, especially since he is a virgin? Jenny doesn't think Daniel is a freak and wants to break him out of his shell. She enjoys working with him, and soon he begins to trust her, even allowing her to work with him in his studio and decorate his house for Christmas. Jenny is soon falling in love with Daniel, and he can't help but want to kiss her and do other intimate things. If only Jenny didn't have to keep watching her back because Leo is waiting for what is due him and will not stop until he has Jenny, even if he has to kill Daniel to get what he wants.

In the mood for a little romance for the holidays? If so, Anne Hope has penned a sweet romance between two fragile people who find love and acceptance with one another. Jenny is the angel who comes into Daniel's life to show him that there is much more to a person than looks. Even though Jenny is not sure of herself, she is filled with much kindness, and Ms. Hope makes sure to show that throughout the story. Daniel is written in such a way that you will want to enclose him in your arms. The poor man does not realize his self worth because of the scar on his face and the way he has closed himself off from everyone, even those who love him, including his grandfather. When he begins to fall for Jenny, it is very sweet. These two do not fall into bed right away, but court each other slowly and tenderly.

Daniel's grandfather, Sam, is a loving man concerned for his grandson's welfare, which is the total opposite of the sleazy Leo who doesn't care whom he hurts, as long as he gets his way. Even though Jenny's friend Marcy is only in a few scenes, she is very supportive of Jenny and hopes Jenny will find safety and a place where she doesn't have to worry about where her next paycheck will come from.

WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE is a great love story with a bit of suspense thrown in. Anne Hope has written a lovely story where trust and acceptance help break free the walls two people have placed around their hearts.

Kate Garrabrant