Holding the Dream
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- Author：Nora Roberts
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Summary
In the second book of Nora Roberts’s Dream Trilogy， the ever practical Kate Powell finds her career sidetracked by a scandal—one that will teach her the value of family， friendship， and love 。。。
Surrounded by the sweeping cliffs and beauty of Big Sur， Kate Powell treasured both her life at Templeton House and the family who raised her like one of their own。 Although Kate lacked Margo’s beauty and Laura’s elegance， she knew she had something they would never possess—a shrewd head for business。
Driven by ambition， Kate measured her life’s success with each soaring promotion。 But now faced with professional impropriety， Kate is forced to look deep within herself—only to find something missing in her life 。。。 and in her heart。
Surrounded by the sweeping cliffs and beauty of Big Sur， Kate Powell treasured both her life at Templeton House and the family who raised her like one of their own。 Although Kate lacked Margo’s beauty and Laura’s elegance， she knew she had something they would never possess—a shrewd head for business。
Driven by ambition， Kate measured her life’s success with each soaring promotion。 But now faced with professional impropriety， Kate is forced to look deep within herself—only to find something missing in her life 。。。 and in her heart。
Reviews
Nicole Lehmann
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Tempelton Triologie， 2。 Teil
Mariah Gonzalez
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I love this book so much！！！！ It’s soooo good！ I highly recommend people read this book Nora Roberts is one of my favorite authors。 They way she writes is amazing。 After reading the dream trilogy I wanted to buy and read everything she’s ever written。
Fran Camilleri
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Was dragging a bit。 After reading the first one， this was a bit of a disappointment。 Especially how the romantic relationship developed。
Kimberly K
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Book two of the dream trilogy。 If Kate started to fall for Roger I was going to throw this book along with the third installment in this series right in the garage！Luckily; it didn’t unfold that way， I enjoyed this book better than the first， will finish out the final book and gift the collection to our “free little library” as peruse。
Liz
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I quite enjoyed this book-Byron was sweet and there was a good mix of tension and care from his relationship with Kate。 Kate annoyed me a bunch but considering her character and wanting everything planned， i understood why she did some of what she did and thought was right/wrong。 I really enjoyed the way Byron’s character was written and portrayed-most of the book i enjoyed Kate too。 （i do think of “beans， rice， jesus christ and Byron” whenever i read his name though lol）
Christina
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Conflict:Kate is suspected of a crime。 She has a family history holding up against her。 Her own internal self worth is being held against her。 Basically， this crime threatens who she is to herself， somehow， even though she knows she did not do it。 How she reacts to this accusation shows how easy her foundation of self could crumble。 Pacing:The story flowed。 It did not take many detours。 It felt like it unfolded in a specific time in Kate's life。 As the series progresses， the plot progresses。 Set Conflict:Kate is suspected of a crime。 She has a family history holding up against her。 Her own internal self worth is being held against her。 Basically， this crime threatens who she is to herself， somehow， even though she knows she did not do it。 How she reacts to this accusation shows how easy her foundation of self could crumble。 Pacing:The story flowed。 It did not take many detours。 It felt like it unfolded in a specific time in Kate's life。 As the series progresses， the plot progresses。 Setting:Setting plays a surprising role in this story。 The lore of the area is just as important to these women as their own lives。 They took the stories they loved as girls and lived their lives for them in a way。 Voice: The author seems to have a slight formula for her romance trilogies。 When there is a family， there is often an extended member of the family to be taken in。 Not really a fault， she does it well。 Characters: The bond seems real。 When the guardians speak to Kate， it is very endearing。 I would read a book of their love for these women， raising them。 A great coming of age story。 Overall:This is a sweet trilogy。 Not as much darkness as some of her others。 I really enjoy it 。。。more
Knjiska Moljcica
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4 stars just because Kate is so stubborn and it irritated me so much， especially at the end， but Byron saved the day :）
Jayden Wylesky
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This book was quite entertaining， and very， very well played out。 I loved the drama and small fights deeply， but also the bits of romance， devotion， and intensity。 The storyline was just a well laid out as the first book， and I can't wait to read the third one in this marvelous triology。 Kate Powell is a strong， hard-working， beautiful， and determined lady----a schedule packed full of things， the she doesn't even take care of herself properly， to the point she's taken to the hospital where mermo This book was quite entertaining， and very， very well played out。 I loved the drama and small fights deeply， but also the bits of romance， devotion， and intensity。 The storyline was just a well laid out as the first book， and I can't wait to read the third one in this marvelous triology。 Kate Powell is a strong， hard-working， beautiful， and determined lady----a schedule packed full of things， the she doesn't even take care of herself properly， to the point she's taken to the hospital where mermories of her parents end up flooding back， but she doesn't face it alone。 Her parents bad both passed away painfully their， and being their makes it way harder， knowing that her parents had died in the same hospital when she was just eight-years-old。Uncertain about what happens next， she starts to stress way more then she used to， losing tons more weight， to the point she can barely even put on a few pounds。 Popping Tums and antacids is all she's able to do， but she starts getting a steady pace when Byron De Witt comes into her life and makes sure she gets fed， eats healthy， works out， and doesn't hurt herself even more then she already has。 。。。more
Sara
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Even she is orphan but has alovely family how care and love her more than her bio family。She worked hard to make her family proud by her。But what about the mess that has in work and her helth and espc love。She worked in the end gd 。Bravo nora。Enjoyable
Kathy
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Kate finds her silver coin and her path。Margo keeps her silver coin and her first book happiness。Laura has no coin， but two beautiful daughters and her work。 We've now arrived at book three。 Kate finds her silver coin and her path。Margo keeps her silver coin and her first book happiness。Laura has no coin， but two beautiful daughters and her work。 We've now arrived at book three。 。。。more
Kaitlyn Dunnett
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I enjoy Nora Roberts' trilogies， but sometimes there's one sister or brother I find it hard to relate to。 That was the case with Kate in this entry in the Dream series。 Plus it was really obvious who the villain must be。 Still， I liked finding out what happened to everyone from the first book and am looking forward to the story continuing in the third。 I enjoy Nora Roberts' trilogies， but sometimes there's one sister or brother I find it hard to relate to。 That was the case with Kate in this entry in the Dream series。 Plus it was really obvious who the villain must be。 Still， I liked finding out what happened to everyone from the first book and am looking forward to the story continuing in the third。 。。。more
Taylyn
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This is definitely a series that starts slow and I mean that for each book。 Also an adult romance as half the accounting gargin went over my head。I liked Kate as they described her body as slim and manly and quite flat boney etc not the most popular body type used。At times she pissed me off at times she made me laught overall a decent heroine。 Byron was funny I really like him。I could read this again but not my favorite of Nora Roberts4/5 stars8。0/10
Amy Hutton
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Love these personalities。 I can see pieces of myself in them。 I keep wanting to know what’s happening now！
Irena Wohlgemuth
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Ein bisschen zu vorausschauend。。。 Aber trotzdem wundervoll geschrieben。。。 Gleich geht es weiter mit dem dritten Teil。。。。
Lauren Johnston
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Another well written and fabulous read！
Rob
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A Career minded Kate finds that instead of a promotion to Partner she is accused of embezzlement and may be facing criminal charges， All she worked for was destroyed and now she has to decide what is next。 These characters are so real and react as you would expect if you were in the same situation， That seems to be Nora Roberts style and she makes it seem so easy。 This is a Good Read
Marcela
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Lo leí en el 2011。
Adelaide Silva
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Um romance cheio de humor e mistério à mistura
Marta Skoober
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Seguindo a orientação de um amigo que me disse que quando as novas leituras não funcionam eu deveria experimentar voltar aos favoritos， foi que peguei esse aqui。 E esse ainda que não seja um favorito， é do tipo lê numa sentada！ Eu não quis me arriscar a estragar a magia dos meus favoritos！O livro não é uma viagem para ver museu ou para passeios culturais， é mais do tipo pegue o trem e aproveite a paisagem！ Mas mesmo em romances tipo água com açúcar fico refletindo: aqui há relações de classe， ac Seguindo a orientação de um amigo que me disse que quando as novas leituras não funcionam eu deveria experimentar voltar aos favoritos， foi que peguei esse aqui。 E esse ainda que não seja um favorito， é do tipo lê numa sentada！ Eu não quis me arriscar a estragar a magia dos meus favoritos！O livro não é uma viagem para ver museu ou para passeios culturais， é mais do tipo pegue o trem e aproveite a paisagem！ Mas mesmo em romances tipo água com açúcar fico refletindo: aqui há relações de classe， acolá relações de gênero， anh e o que isso？ assédio moral， sexual？ Depois disso fiquei pensando se perdi a capacidade de ler apenas pela magia da história， aquela leitura apenas por diversão。。。 。。。more
HatGirl8
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1/29/2009 Reread 6/22/19with other rereads between 2009 and 2017
Ruth Haigh
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The second book in this trio covers the story of Kate。 After both her parents die in car crash when she is eight years old she is adopted by her rich aunt and uncle。 Brought up with Laura and Josh （her cousins） and Margo （the house keepers daughter） she works hard to prove to her family and herself that she is the clever/smart one。 After finding out a secret about her father and then being disgraced at work her whole world falls apart。 Her family and friends believe in her but， she needs to beli The second book in this trio covers the story of Kate。 After both her parents die in car crash when she is eight years old she is adopted by her rich aunt and uncle。 Brought up with Laura and Josh （her cousins） and Margo （the house keepers daughter） she works hard to prove to her family and herself that she is the clever/smart one。 After finding out a secret about her father and then being disgraced at work her whole world falls apart。 Her family and friends believe in her but， she needs to believe in herself。 making herself ill with worry she forms an unlikely friendship with Byron （head of the family's chain of hotels in the local area）。 Will she be cleared of the problems at work， Will she find love， Will she start to believe in herself？ A great book to curl up with。 。。。more
Chayong
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2。5！ I sped through this book。 It was very pleasant。
Kathleen
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Does not hold up with time， yikes。
Angela
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0
Elaine Dare
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Very good book。 its a who done it knew who it was from the time Kate was released from her job。Looking forward to Laura's story Very good book。 its a who done it knew who it was from the time Kate was released from her job。Looking forward to Laura's story 。。。more
April
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I've read this series many times and loved it every time！ I've read this series many times and loved it every time！ 。。。more
Neftis
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Mejor que el anterior en muchos sentidos pero he encontrado el final muy apresurado， estaba en medio de una escena y de repente ya no había más páginas XD
Eileen O'Brien
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You know what you are getting with Norah Roberts and can't really be disappointed。 I've been struggling with reading lately and just needed a light easy summer read to get me back on a roll。 This series has done the trick。 You know what you are getting with Norah Roberts and can't really be disappointed。 I've been struggling with reading lately and just needed a light easy summer read to get me back on a roll。 This series has done the trick。 。。。more
Jeannine Wickliffe
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Kate Powell is on the fast track to partnership in her accounting firm。 Then her world falls apart。 Not only does she not get her partnership but she is accused of embezzling funds， then she has a health issue。 Standing beside her is Bryon DeWitt， head of Templeton California， and Kate is not sure she likes this at all。 Can she get to the bottom of the embezzlement and her feelings for Byron
Laurie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very good
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