Before I Wake

by Terry Lawrence

finds brilliant financier and insomniac Gabriel Fitzgerald applying for help at a sleep-disorder clinic where he falls into the arms of mysterious therapist Shana Getz. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553569147
• ISBN13: 9780553569148
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Fanfare
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Loved the Hero

I first read before I wake a couple of years ago and enjoyed it so much that when I happened upon it again and I could not resist buying it. I fell in absolute love with the hero, Gabriel Fitzgerald, a Wall Street tycoon who has had extreme insomnia for 20 years. In the middle of a particularly bad episode where Gabe did not sleep for over 40 hours his business partner convinced him to go to a sleep clinic to get help. That is where he meets Shana Gertz, a sleep-disorder doctor and a woman with sleep problems of her own. I could tell you more about the story but it is really presented in such a way that the revelations after these basic facts are told are perfectly timed and I do not want to ruin the story for anyone. I can say that if you like your heroes tortured, sexy, powerful and thoughtful and your heroines likeable and capable this is a great book to read. There is however a secondary story line that is a suspense that is not quiet as successful, as it is a bit graphic and seems to have been wrapped up in a hurry. There were some loose ends that I would have liked to see sewn up and was over developed in some spots and underdeveloped in others. It was so engrossing though that I did not notice this until I read it a second time. Other than that though this was a fantastic book and a definite keeper.