Review: Dreams Don't Wait
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2013
Dreams Don't Wait is set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Victoria, BC, Canada. The story is about a single mother, Evan that has raised a son, Cal on her own. He is ready to enter the University at age sixteen, is an excellent student and a great young man to her credit. She has given everything to raising him and put her own dreams on hold to give him what he needs (sounds like a good normal mom to me). She has dreams of going back to school and becoming a teacher after she gets him established in his University education. Her dream of an education has been one of the things that have kept her working so hard for her son. She is given the chance for free rent in exchange for evening babysitting, which means she can save more money for her son's education. The free cottage is also close to the University, for her son.The man she makes this deal for free rent is Lincoln Stewart (Linc) and his cute preschool daughter Jenny. Linc has his own baggage and ideas on childcare as a single father that add interest to his character in his commitment to his daughter. Evan did not plan to fall in love with both Linc and Jenny, which throw her dreams to the back burner again if she continues the relationship with Linc and his daughter. One of the things I liked about Evan was she was not willing to continue the relationship if she felt she could not be the kind of mother that Jenny needed; the author wrote of the emotional commitment and responsibilities of a parent in a way that brought out the strong moral character of Evan. More family values need to be expressed in good fiction and this one does it perfectly. A roller coaster of emotions sends her for a tailspin, as she fights for her dreams and her unexpected love for Linc and his daughter. EC Sheedy has written a perfect ending to solve Evan and Linc's troubled courtship and you should read this wonderful story to find out all about these two.