In My Wildest Dreams

By Jaye Burke

Book Overview

In 1968, they blew their chance for happiness together. Can they find a way to do it right this time?

Crest Hill, Alabama 2016
After enduring forty-three years of emotional abuse and infidelity for the sake of her children, Annie Martin Blake finally divorces her powerful banker husband, Paul. Though the settlement leaves her financially secure, at sixty-five, Annie is painfully lonely, burdened by shattered self-confidence and crippling social anxiety.
Determined to start over, she retreats into the restoration of a charming 1920s cottage, hoping to leave the years of her unhappy marriage behind. But the past refuses to stay buried.
When Annie discovers the journal and scrapbook she kept during the unforgettable summer of 1968, she is transported back to the happiest days of her youth-and to Mitch Brandon, the boy who captured her heart at first glance. Through the pages of her teenage memories, Annie relives a love so deep that not even fifty years could erase it.

Then the impossible happens.

When Mitch Brandon unexpectedly turns up again in Annie's life, the deep love and memories between them come flooding back - but their feelings must remain hidden. Mitch is trapped in a bad marriage and sees no way out.
At her best friend Carol's constant insistence, Annie reluctantly allows another man into her life, and she must decide whether to follow the life she has carefully rebuilt-or risk everything for the love she never stopped believing in. Wanting to forget the demons from her past, Annie hopes for a second chance at happiness. But is she listening to her heart? What is it telling her?

Perfect for fans of The Notebook, The Last Letter from Your Lover, and The Things We Leave Unfinished.

Advance reviews:
"Burke writes clearly and concisely, and is able to capture painful emotions from a series of characters. Written in multiple third-person perspectives, as well as diary entries written in first-person narrative, In My Wildest Dreams is an interesting page-turner with excellent pacing. Burke keeps the reader invested by supplying fun cultural nostalgia, unique characters, a riveting storyline, drama, and lovely romance. She has also provided different storytelling mechanics, such as diary entries, that keep the book compelling." The Booklife Prize

"It's such a lovely, emotional story, in parts your heart will be breaking. One to read in a comfortable chair on a winter's day." Netgalley review

"I loved this book about an older woman who leaves her abusive husband and retreats to a cottage. She finds a second chance at love." Netgalley review

"A great nostalgic book for anyone who grew up in the 70s like I did." Goodreads review

" I liked the story because it truly showed who she was, her dreams, what she did when her dreams didn't pan out." Goodreads review

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578981378
• ISBN13: 9780578981376
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Vintagesouth Books
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"