Judith Gladstone came to San Francisco after her parents died to find her last living relative, an aunt she has never met. Instead she has fallen head over heels in love with Caleb Coulter, her friend’s brother. Caleb has promised to help Judith find her aunt, but she can tell he thinks of her only as a friend, and she struggles to hide her feelings. When Caleb traces Judith’s aunt to the … the wealthy Whitley family, Judith is reunited with her long-lost relatives. The truths she learns about her past and her parents are shocking and overwhelming, however, and the more she gets to know her new family, the more danger she uncovers. Someone does not want Judith in the picture, and they will do whatever it takes to get rid of her.
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I enjoyed every moment of this book. Peterson kept taking me totally by surprise. There was no way I could guess what was going to happen next, and that is the best kind of story. Set in the early 1900’s in San Francisco times were much different than they are today. Like most cities there were those who were upper class wealthy and those who worked hard for a living. In Dreams Forgotten we continue to follow Camrianne, Judith, and Kenzie as they work together to find what brought each of them to San Francisco in the first place. In the first book, In Places Hidden, Camri is searching for her brother who went missing. If you haven’t read that book I suggest you do, in fact, you might as well just get all three in the series. You can also read this as a stand alone, but I really enjoyed the others as well. This story focuses on Judith and her quest to find her Aunt. All she has is a letter from her deceased mother with a name and city, but she’s hoping that’s enough.
Caleb Coulter is just the man to get the job done, the question is will he help her? Being a lawyer keeps him busy, and Judith doesn’t want to seem selfish, but she also wants to find the only family she has left. In a series on unexpected twists and turns it may just be more than she bargained for. Someone wants her out of the picture, and her friends only want her to be safe and happy. Can everyone agree? Or will circumstances out of their control force their hands?
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Historical Romance. You will find yourself turning the pages and holding your breath to find out what happens next. I enjoyed getting to know the characters, and seeing them grow throughout their struggles. I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers and Netgalley and was in no way forced to post a review. All opinions expressed are my own.
A Book Review of “In Dreams Forgotten” by Tracie Peterson
Golden Gate Secrets-Book 2
After reading this book and the first book in this Golden Gate Secrets series “In Places Hidden”, I feel I personally know the characters in these books and I can’t wait to read book 3 in this series!
This was a book of not only sweet romance, but its historical focus was on San Francisco in the 1900’s. It always amazes me how differently social life was in those days, yet, people were not so much different than now in many ways. The story continues where book 1 ended with pretty much the same characters, however this book focuses on Judith primarily, who came to San Francisco hoping to find an Aunt and family she never knew she had until it was revealed in a letter she found after her mother passed away. Raised alone, as an only child, on a ranch in the middle of nowhere with only her mother and father as company, being told her whole life that she had no relatives, Judith is both anxious and fearful to begin the search and is in hopes to connect with a family she always dreamed of having. Camri, Kelsey, Caleb and Patrick are also very much intwined in the story. If you have not yet to read book 1 I would highly recommend reading it before reading this book as it really sets the stage for a lot that happens in this story.
Not only is there romance in this story there is also mystery, crime, corruption, intrique, greed, natural disasters, and various twists, turns and surprising events. Through it all one can see God’s providence and protection in how He guides and protects the characters who are devoted to him.
This was a page turner for sure from the beginning and I was in suspense until the very end. I throughly enjoyed reading this book and anticipate that book 3, which I think will be mainly about Kelsey, will be just as interesting as these this book and book 1 have been.
I received a free copy of this book from Bethany House via Net Galley but I was not required to write a postive review. All thoughts are my own.
-Leona J. Atkinson
I love Tracie Peterson’s books. She’s an excellent writer and all of her stories bring God to the center. Many of her books have convicted me as well have encouraged me.
As with all of Tracy’s books you find once you start they are hard to put down.