I read this book for the first time when I was about 11. I won it in the library's summer reading program; I was always winning things that summer. It took me a while to read it, because I didn't think the girl on the cover was very pretty--AND it had been published in 1981, which seemed very old to me. That's how I judged books in 1991: their covers and their publication dates.

Anyway, at the time, I loved it; I remember thinking it was very well-written. I thought about it again when my parents More...

Synopsis (taken from http://sweetdreamsseries.com):
When her father left after the divorce, Mariah lost her sense of family. Now she's lost her special summer, too. Instead of fulfilling her dream to become a writer, Mariah has to help her mother with a house-sitting job in very rich, very snobby Palm Springs. People with a lot of money make Mariah uncomfortable. Until she meets Paul Strobe, the rich boy next door. Paul's not a snob and he doesn't act superior. In fact, his sandy sandy hair and p More...

I read this book more than a decade ago. It belonged to my cousin and I would raid her bookshelf ever time I went to her house.

I've read several Sweet Dreams series book, but this is the only one whose title I remember. It's a tear-jerker, and even though at 9 years old I was too young to know about boyfriends and girlfriends and those types of relationships, I could still empathize with Mariah's pain.

I wish I had a copy of this book. It's very memorable.

While this book isn't what wold be considered high literature, as other reviews here back up, for its target audience - the teen crowd - it is quite the book. Not many books for this age group deal with the fear of death on top of the fear of losing all else. I recall crying, truly crying, at the end. I learned, thanks to this book, to cherish the time I have with my friends because you never know when they can be taken away. Sadly this is a lesson I've had to put to use more than once.

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I read this book when, I think, I was 14 (that was a very long time ago!)and I still remember it clearly.

I have seen alot of debating going on lately re: fiction targeted towards our young teen women and graphicness and such, that I almost feel that our female authors who write to this demographic go for shock factor rather than a simple,sweet romance, which teach these young women about how to be treated by their significant others. This book is clean, no sex, no foul language, etc. It is a boo More...

One of the early Sweet Dreams books I read and probably the first "sad" book I remember reading. The story is vastly different from most others I read in those years, in that it felt much more real and wasn't all "happily ever after" like the majority of teen books back then (or even now). In that sense, it was probably one of the romance books that impacted me as a young teen - or perhaps I should say pre-teen as I think I read it back in 5th or 6th grade (took it from my older sister's shelf). More...

I remember reading this book back when I was still in high school. This is the book that launched Sweet Dreams booming success and enabled Sweet Dreams to capture a larger market share (in the Philippines at that time) compared to Mills and Boons.

If my memory serves me right the book is all about a young girl who went to stay in Palm Springs over the summer and fell in love with Paul Strobe (?). The PS I love you is a sticker that she got which stands for Palm Springs I Love you but the guy gave More...

I read this book when I was around 13, perhaps slightly younger and I still remember it now nearly 30 years later. It was a teen romance but not a happily-ever-after and that shocked me. I remember wondering how they were going to turn it around so they had a happy ending, and then they didn't!

I cannot say how well written it was, as the details are too hazy, but for it to last in my mind for all these years (and the minds of many others if you look at the reviews) it must have been pretty good! More...

im on my 30's yet i still love to read mushy paper backs of bantam publishing,i still got my old copy of P.S i love you and i consider it my priceless treasure up to now i still read it. i learned the sequel of this book was falling in love again, been looking for this book for ages, i hope i cld get one and reading it would be a dream come true for me, my simple joys and simple pleasure! anyone?

I read this book when I was about 12 (just a few years ago)& out of all the many many Sweet Dreams books I read back then, I still remember this one as if I only just read it. How funny that it just popped up as a recommendation for me on GR. I wonder if they are still packed away at my parents house, maybe I should try a re-read

I read this when I was a very young girl and to this day, every time I hear the phrase "P.S. I love you" I think of this bittersweet love story. I guess this was my introduction to the romance genre, and I will forever be grateful to Barbara Conklin for the fond memories and yes, even for my first taste of heartbreak.

I will never forget this book. I was a freshman in high school (i think), when i read this book. #1 book for the SweetDreams collection. I had to hide from my mom so I can cry while reading. Ugh, I can still recall how heartbroken I felt when I was done reading .. a definitely good read for teens!

I read this book as a pre-teen/teen and loved it. I owned it and read it several times. It has a memorable storyline. I wish I could read it again for old times sake! It is just too bad that my mother sold off my teen book collection! I would give anything to have all those books again!!

I read this book I think when I was in middle school a long time ago! I'm a person who always wants a happy ending, no matter how predictable. Oddly, I was ok with the ending. Although it was heartbreaking the way the author played it out you walked away excepting what had happened.

Ah, the angst of being a teen. I loved this book while in junior high. I bet I read it 10 times. Nothing fancy, kind of like an after-school special but in book form. You know, those mini-movies you would rush home to watch before dinner and homework. The good 'ol days...

The first book i read that made me cry! In the very late 80's,i was about to go into my teenage years,and i realized then that this whole relationship thing wasn't always a fairy tale.i was so passionate about this book that i told my classmates to read it,they all cried too.

Does this book cover bring back the memories or what! This would have been the first teen romance book I ever read, must have been 13 or 14. I did cry and I remember wanting to look like the girl on the cover. It's like seeing an old friend to find it listed here.

OMG, I can't believe I found this book here. When I was sixteen, I read this book and loved it so. Then I lent someone my copy and never got it back. :( I was a huge fan of Sweet Dreams books and read a heap of them! Loved this one! :)

I read this book so long ago, but I remember it was the first book to ever make me cry. And it really is what got me hooked on reading and realizing how words could bring you into an amazing different world and could stir up so many emotions.

Okay, so this is one of those books from junior high, I remember reading it a kizillion times, GEEZ! At 13 years old, it was certainly one of the greatest books I had read. I wonder if it is still on my shelf at Mom and Dad's house??

Just browsing through when I saw this book, brought back old memories... I've read this way back in highschool. And I remember I cried with the story. Wish I could find a copy of this again, for old time's sake keeping. =)

Although it's an old book (published in 1981) this is one of my most favorite romance stories ever - right up there with Charly and A Walk to Remember. It's just as sad, too. It's a wonderful story, though, and worth reading.

I read this book YEARS ago when I was in 7th grade. A friend loaned it to me. It was the first book I had read in years because I had WANTED to read it. I loved it. I have really been hooked on reading ever since!

I really enjoyed this book as a teenager. It spoke to me at the time in a way most books did not! I have recently purchased it again and look forward to sitting down and reading it again.

Back in the 80s, this first Sweet Dreams was hard to come by. Good thing, second hand bookstores (along Recto Avenue in Manila) yielded such treasures. Loved this book.

I remember reading the Sweet Dreams series in my teens in the 80s. Too bad I didn't keep them.

They were my first exposure to romance for teens and I adored them.

First book that ever broke my heart. I couldn't believe someone young could go through so much (I read this in middle school). This story has always stayed with me.

Man was this a tear-jerker for me when I was under the age of 10 ... I'd like to read it again at 30 and see how much my opinion would change (or not).

I read this book way back in high school. It is a tear jerker. I don't remember a lot of it, but I know that it was my favorite book for years!

I read this as a young teenager. I had forgotten about it until I stumbled across it today. I loved the entire series. :) Great memories!