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"Funny, fast-paced romp."
Reviewed by Sabrina Marino
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 16, 2004

Bradley Nelson wants to be a country music star. On his way to Nashville for the music awards, he stops off in Reno to visit his mother, Harriet, and meets Delphine Armstrong. Within minutes of meeting her, bullets fly and his mother runs past him. Bradley grabs Delphine and the Read more...

"On The Road to Hilarity and Romance With The Nelsons"
Reviewed by Linda Hurst
Posted April 24, 2004

How could a child of the '50's not love a book whose matriarch is Harriet Nelson? Thank goodness Brandt didn't go over the top and name the hero David or Ricky; but Bradley Nelson makes a dandy hero in DREAM ON. I loved Brandt's first book TRUE NORTH and am delighted Read more...

Summary

His love life was a nightmare . . .
Country singer Bradley Nelson always had big dreams. He's sure they're coming true until his debut album tanks, his record contract is cancelled, and his rock star girlfriend kicks him off her tour bus in Reno. Single and stranded, Bradley tracks down his IRS auditor-turned-casino-worker mom. But while he's looking for a shoulder to cry on, Mom's got problems of her own, namely a gang of thug casino owners who are trying to kill her for exposing their criminal deeds. Suddenly, Bradley and his mom are on the run—and they've taken a gorilla along for the ride . . .

. . . until he met the woman of his dreams!
Delphine Armstrong's dreams never included wearing a gorilla suit to work every day, but strange things happen when you're in Reno. Like the gunshot that whizzes past her just as she strikes up a conversation with a cute country singer. Delphine doesn't have time to ask questions—she and Bradley are too busy running for their lives! But while dodging bullets and side-stepping crooks, Bradley and Delphine discover that you can find passion when you least expect it—and that, sometimes, real life is even better than you dreamed.