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Impossible Dreams [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Rice (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 1 May 2000
New York Times bestselling author Patricia Rice writes what readers of romantic fiction love most--irresistible stories and unforgettable characters bursting with life, humor, and deep emotion. . . .

Although home is a dusty curiosity shop filled with rainbows and crystal balls, Maya Alyssum's past has not been filled with good fortune. Her impossible dream is to open a school where kids can find unconditional love and acceptance, the very things she never had as a child. The town council of Wadeville, North Carolina, is determined to stop her until the day Axell Holm walks into her shop. He's the kind of uptight authority figure she loves to hate . . . and hates to love.

Axell knows trouble when he sees it. But he needs the ethereal schoolteacher and the magic she works on his motherless daughter. He's willing to face the wrath of his hometown to get what he wants, but he's unprepared for his reaction to this strange and wonderful woman who turns his ordered life upside down, making him believe in dreams again. . . .

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc. (1 May 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449006018
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449006016
  • Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 2.5 x 17.8 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,047,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Amazon.com: 4.1 out of 5 stars  13 reviews
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read! 6 April 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was just a delightful book, with gentle, vague, funky Maya bringing uptight businessman Axell to his knees. The story begins with her struggling to maintain the special school that is her dream, run the New Age shop of her sister, Cleo, who is in jail, and take care of her sister's little boy.

Ordinarily, she and Axell would have nothing in common--except that he has a distressed little girl who responds to Maya's warmth and understanding. There are many layers and delightful characters, with Ms. Rice combining intelligence and a light touch in a way reminiscent of Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This is a first rate choice for contemporary romance readers.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars mmmm. mmmm good 7 April 2000
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In Wadeville, North Carolina, Maya Alyssum worries about the future for herself, her incarcerated sister, and her young nephew. Though pregnant and single, she runs her sibling's store and opens up a school, "Impossible Dream" that the mayor wants to shut. One of her students is troubled eight-year old Constance whose mother is dead. Her father, council member Axell Holm, struggles to reach her.

Like Maya, Axell has many pressures to deal with as well. His bar and restaurant is under attack by the mayor and his mother-in-law demands he give Constance to her. Desperate for help and attracted to Maya, he persuades her to join forces through a marriage of convenience to stop those who want to cause them pain. As they struggle with the external forces trying to destroy them, Maya and Axell begin to fall in love, feelings that their charges fully support.

IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS is an entertaining contemporary romance. Though the story line requires a bit of a stretch, the enjoyable plot remains fun to read. The lead characters are a warm duo and their two-preadolescent charges provide much heart-wrenching moments. The remaining support cast adds a small town regional flavor to the delightful mix. Patricia Rice provides her audience with a warm, delightful tale.

Harriet Klausner

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read 30 May 2000
By Suzanne B. Kelly - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you are a fan of Susan Elizabeth Phillips, you will most certainly love this book. It has a feisty heroine, a wounded but repairable hero, a handful of cute kids, and a small town of eccentric characters. And just when you think the problems will overwhelm, they melt away like snow in the sun. A light, fun read, with one of the few laugh-out-loud birth scenes I have ever read.
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