The Good Dream
Praise forThe Good Dream:"The story of a woman's love, sacrifice, and bravery to save a small, wounded boy, Donna VanLiere has faithfully re-created the South of the 1950s, in both the innocence of the time and its evil. It's a beautiful story."--Kathleen Kent, bestselling author ofThe Heretic's Daughter"The Good Dreamis a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways. A heartwarming winner of a book."  -- Jenna Blum, bestselling author ofThe Stormchasers“Both heartrending and redemptive,The Good Dreamimagines the profound power that love holds to change a life.”--- Katherine Howe, bestselling author ofThe Physick Book of Deliverance DaneDonna VanLiere has created a marvelous character in Ivorie of Morgan Hill, Tennessee.  Hers is a compelling story of a young woman who must choose between her dreams and saving a boy she is told is forever damaged.  Her struggle will intrigue you, entertain you, and will make you think important thoughts.  That's about as much as we can ask a novel to do.  - Homer Hickam, author ofRocket Boys/October SkyandThe Keeper's Son. "Written with all the gumption of its Tennessee characters,The Good Dreamis a great story of people saving each other in the unlikeliest ways.  A heartwarming winner of a book."  -- Jenna Blum,New York Timesbestselling author ofThose Who Save UsandThe Stormchasers "Donna VanLiere has woven an intoxicating Southern gothic tale of solitary Ivorie Walker, a capable young woman who must confront the terrible secrets that lie below the placid surface of life in the 1950s Tennessee countryside. At times both heartrending and redemptive,The Good Dreamimagines the profound power that love holds to change a life, while tracing the reverberations that one woman's courage can send tearing through an entire community."— Katherine Howe,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane "InThe Good Dream, Donna VanLiere has created a heartwarming story of redemption and has shown the world that she's not just for Christmas anymore."--Richard Paul Evans, #1 bestselling author ofThe Christmas Box,Lost December, andMiles to Go "The Good Dream snares the reader right from the start.  DonnaVanLiere's pitch perfect voice captures all the country charm and mystery of a long-ago time and place with its many acts of kindness and courage, as well as its secrets." - Mary McGarry Morris,New York Timesbestselling author ofSongs in Ordinary Time