"A bubbly mix of contemporary fantasy"

Maddie Winston has hit a low point in her life. First her fiancée married another woman while "relaxing" in the French countryside, and then a forged memo leads to a temporary cessation of production that puts her entire company in jeopardy. Then, while visiting her grandmother's bed-and-breakfast, a dirty bottle washes ashore at her feet. Lured by the thought that the bottle may be valuable, she scrubs at it. She is unprepared for the smoke that exits, leaving in its wake a tall, handsome and imposing ...genie?

Genies always conjure up thoughts of hot sultry nights and, of course, wishes. I DREAM OF YOU's cartoonish blue cover marks it as brightly contemporary. The book itself it a bubbly mix of both. Maddie gets unlimited wishes (especially useful in her situation) and a solution to her troubles -- if she can figure out how to make it all work by the rules! This book has very little sex and no actual intercourse, and a low level of sexual tension, but the relationship between Ben, the genie, and Maddie is completely engrossing. The wonderful cast of secondary characters only enhances the novel. I DREAM OF YOU is a wonderful story that any reader of paranormal romance is likely to enjoy.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Posted July 8, 2002

Summary

Winner of the PEARL AWARD 2001 Honorable Mention - Best New Author

I DREAM OF YOU ~ Maddy Winston has had it : her no-good fiance has walked out, her business is being sabotaged, and now someone is playing a practical joke on her -- with the help of a dingy old bottle and a magician who keeps appearing out of nowhere. Abben ben Abdullah, or "Ben", is a genie who's determined to grant her every wish. And Maddy soon realizes the only thing she wants is him. Original. (Courtesy of INGRAM BOOK CO.)