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Finding the Dream (Dream Trilogy #3)
by
Nora Roberts
A dream of a conclusion for Nora's "New York Times" bestselling trilogy
The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, Laura Templeton had always known comfort and privilege. But when her storybook marriage ends, she is determined to rebuild her life without the Templeton fortune and discover who she really is...
The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, Laura Templeton had always known comfort and privilege. But when her storybook marriage ends, she is determined to rebuild her life without the Templeton fortune and discover who she really is...
ebook, 352 pages
Published
August 1st 1997
by Jove Books
(first published 1997)
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This was the best of the three. I liked the climax of the book much more then the artificial fights that served as the only real hurdles for the other couples to get over. I like it when one of the characters in these books has kids because then the storyline has to include the love interest falling for the kids as well as the parent, which is nice. One thing I didn't like was how much of the story just took place in its own little world at Templeton House. Except for a couple of times, all of L...more
I read this book when I was 16 or 17 and that's the reason I'm giving it 4 stars. Had I read this book nowadays, and the rating would be definitely lower; But, as a teenager the story did leave a mark on me and I believe that perhaps, regardless of your age, this book may touch you like it once did to me.
So Laura is turning 30; She just had a rough divorce two years ago because her husband cheated on her with his secretary - how predictable can men be?! - and on top of that he ran away with all...more
So Laura is turning 30; She just had a rough divorce two years ago because her husband cheated on her with his secretary - how predictable can men be?! - and on top of that he ran away with all...more
Books “MEWUJUDKAN IMPIAN”
Judul Asli : FINDING THE DREAM
( book 3 of the DREAM TRILOGY )
Copyright © 1997 by Nora Roberts
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Alih Bahasa : Nurkinanti Laraskusuma
Cover by Marcel A.W.
Cetakan I : Agustus 2004 ; 480 hlm
Rate : 4 of 5
Laura Templeton – si cantik nan lembut, kesayangan seluruh penghuni Templeton House, mulai dari keluarganya sendiri hingga juru masak dan tukang kebun, justru mengalami kehidupan yang berat dalam kehidupan rumah tangganya. Jatuh cinta semenjak usia...more
Finding The Dream is the last book in Nora Roberts' Dream Trilogy and it was probably the best book of the three. I loved Laura Templeton's story. She rose above a divorce from a loveless marriage that left her in financial straights and started to make her life her own, without the help of her family's money.
She also found love with the dangerous and dangerously handsome Michael Fury.
A more unlikely couple there could never be, but that's how it always is. The unlikely pairings always make for...more
She also found love with the dangerous and dangerously handsome Michael Fury.
A more unlikely couple there could never be, but that's how it always is. The unlikely pairings always make for...more
This the last book of the "Dream trilogy" was the best. Laura was believable in her attempt to get her life back together after a nasty divorce. Her husband cheated on her, she actually caught them "in flagrante". After that ordeal she, naturally, got a little wary of men.
Michael don´t have high thoughts of him self. He ran away at 18 after domestic violence and worked his way through the seven seas, as a mercenary, a stuntman and finally breeding horses. Fate brings him to the Tempelton estate...more
Michael don´t have high thoughts of him self. He ran away at 18 after domestic violence and worked his way through the seven seas, as a mercenary, a stuntman and finally breeding horses. Fate brings him to the Tempelton estate...more
Finding the Dream is the final book of the Dream Trilogy and is a very apt title for Laura’s story.
Laura Templeton, daughter of the Templeton hospitality empire, dreamed of having a fairytale life, the perfect husband, wonderful children, and a beautiful home. She thought she had found it at eighteen with Peter Ridgeway. Ten years later at twenty-eight, Laura found out her storybook life was a dream. Peter not only cheated on her but he also wiped out her bank account and their children’s accoun...more
Laura Templeton, daughter of the Templeton hospitality empire, dreamed of having a fairytale life, the perfect husband, wonderful children, and a beautiful home. She thought she had found it at eighteen with Peter Ridgeway. Ten years later at twenty-eight, Laura found out her storybook life was a dream. Peter not only cheated on her but he also wiped out her bank account and their children’s accoun...more
Very satisfying finale to the Dream triolgy!
It's rare when one of the books in a Nora trilogy stands out and is just better and more substantial than the others (especially when they're all so good as in this trilogy), but Finding the Dream stood out as the best, well IMO. The journey of Laura Templeton, neglected and jilted by her ex-husband coming togther with bad boy/lost boy Michael (Mick) Fury was just a little more deep and heartwarming, and made you root for Laura and Mick a little more t...more
It's rare when one of the books in a Nora trilogy stands out and is just better and more substantial than the others (especially when they're all so good as in this trilogy), but Finding the Dream stood out as the best, well IMO. The journey of Laura Templeton, neglected and jilted by her ex-husband coming togther with bad boy/lost boy Michael (Mick) Fury was just a little more deep and heartwarming, and made you root for Laura and Mick a little more t...more
I didn't realize this was a final book to a trilogy. I'll definitely have to check out the other books. I have been reading quite a few Nora Roberts books lately and this one is one of my favorites. I loved all of the characters. I loved Michael and Laura both and definitely thought Michael was an idiot. I also don't think I have ever hated a character so much before. Laura's ex-husband, Peter was an awful monster. He ruined Laura's life because of his greed. In turn he ruined his daughters live...more
I am not going to review every Nora Roberts book that I have read in the past because she is quite prolific and it would get redundant and I honestly cannot remember all the plots. I think someone finds someone else attractive but at least one cannot admit it so there is sexual tension, then lots of sex, and then they live happily ever after? Sometimes there is some magic , a family legacy, or a mystery. Certainly not great works of literature (however still 100% better than “the grapes of wrath...more
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This book is absolutely amazing. It has a very good story line and never lacks detail.
It follows Laura Templeton in her journey through life. Already having gone through a painful (and expensive) divorce, Laura has a lot on her plate. She is raising two adolescent girls along with managing a hotel. She has so much on her shoulders and although she has many helpful people in her life, she still feels alone.
On top of this, her brother Josh convinces her to have their family friend Michael Fury sta...more
It follows Laura Templeton in her journey through life. Already having gone through a painful (and expensive) divorce, Laura has a lot on her plate. She is raising two adolescent girls along with managing a hotel. She has so much on her shoulders and although she has many helpful people in her life, she still feels alone.
On top of this, her brother Josh convinces her to have their family friend Michael Fury sta...more
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Não tenho esta trilogia em consideração como um dos melhores trabalhos de Nora Roberts - o enredo é um bocadinho pobre e as personagens pouco profundas.
O meu ressentimento para com Laura por não se ter revoltado contra o marido logo desde o início, impediu-me de simpatizar com esta personagem e, consequentemente, de apreciar em pleno este livro. Mesmo depois das decisões semi-radicais que ela toma depois.
Recomendo a Trilogia do Sonho às leitoras ha...more
Não tenho esta trilogia em consideração como um dos melhores trabalhos de Nora Roberts - o enredo é um bocadinho pobre e as personagens pouco profundas.
O meu ressentimento para com Laura por não se ter revoltado contra o marido logo desde o início, impediu-me de simpatizar com esta personagem e, consequentemente, de apreciar em pleno este livro. Mesmo depois das decisões semi-radicais que ela toma depois.
Recomendo a Trilogia do Sonho às leitoras ha...more
The third book in the Dream trilogy concludes the saga of three best friends raised together in a wealthy California home. Laura Templeton is the daughter of a well-to-do hotelier. At 18 she believes her dreams are simple and easily fulfilled: she wants a good marriage and a healthy family. When Peter proposes, she believes her life will be perfect. But her dreams are short-lived. Peter doesn't prove to be the kind of husband or father material Laura has dreamed of, and when she finds that he is...more
I hate the fact that the main protagonist decides NOT to do anything to her cheating, lousy ex hubby. I mean, duh. Cheating is one thing, but draining your trust fund (for your kids!) is another. He's a scum and even though many long to hit him hard, Laura decides not to make a fuss... perhaps she's afraid to be in the limelight?
But in the end her ex married that hag Candy Cane, so perhaps there's some justice after all.
I like Laura's chemistry with Michael, and they'll be good together. The Ser...more
But in the end her ex married that hag Candy Cane, so perhaps there's some justice after all.
I like Laura's chemistry with Michael, and they'll be good together. The Ser...more
Laura Templeton thought she found her prince charming at 18, but twelve years later she's divorced with two children to raise and two part time jobs, and she tries to convince herself that she has enough. Michael Fury, resident bad boy, is back in town and looking for a place to stable his horses. He never thought he was good enough for Laura when they were younger, and he's still no prince charming, but he just might be exactly what she needs.
I always love the final book in a Nora Robert's tril...more
I always love the final book in a Nora Robert's tril...more
I almost gave this five stars - it was thoroughly enjoyable, start to finish. It was the best of the three in the trilogy. As Laura is the most romantic of the three women, it makes sense that her story would be the most touching, and really the most dramatic. While there aren't a whole lot of surprises here, never-the-less, I couldn't resist watching the story unfold. The side-story of Seraphina wasn't played up quite as much as I would have liked, and I still slightly prefer Nora Roberts' stor...more
Jun 01, 2012
Erin
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2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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romance
FINALLY, a heroine I liked. Not that I didn't enjoy the other characters (Margo, Kate, Josh), I just didn't really enjoy the first two books in which they starred.
This one was by far the best of the three, with a story that didn't involve exotic 1 percent-er issues like a supermodel drug scandal or an embezzlement case. Instead, Laura Templeton gets cheated on - simple, (all too) common, not far fetched - and it throws her world in a tailspin. With a little help from her friends, and a little m...more
This one was by far the best of the three, with a story that didn't involve exotic 1 percent-er issues like a supermodel drug scandal or an embezzlement case. Instead, Laura Templeton gets cheated on - simple, (all too) common, not far fetched - and it throws her world in a tailspin. With a little help from her friends, and a little m...more
I always enjoy a Nora Roberts book and Finding the Dream was no exception. I liked the whole trilogy and I thought that Michael and Laura's story was the best of the three. It was wonderful that Michael connected with Laura's children and that part of their future was not ignored. The story of the three best friends and Serafina's dowry was successfully completed in this last book. I originally bought these books because of the beautiful rerelease trade paperback covers and I'm glad I did becaus...more
i read this series out of order i couldnt get the second book it took too long through the library so i bought the series i still havent read the 2nd one.
but this book was really good, i never picture Laura going for someone like Michael but they fit great sorta like Margo and Josh. I fell a little in love with michael when he instantly took onto Kayla and how he already stepped into the father role way before he even noticed but lecturing Allison on how to talk to her mother, teaching the kids...more
but this book was really good, i never picture Laura going for someone like Michael but they fit great sorta like Margo and Josh. I fell a little in love with michael when he instantly took onto Kayla and how he already stepped into the father role way before he even noticed but lecturing Allison on how to talk to her mother, teaching the kids...more
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Finding the Dream is the 3rd and final book in Nora Robert’s Dream Trilogy. What a wonderful conclusion to the fabulous Templeton Family Saga.
Laura Templeton’s dream of love and family were shattered by her adulterous husband that she divorced, leaving her and her two daughters heartbroken.
Under the façade of being happy and content with her life, is a woman struggling financially and emotionally.
Into her life enters Michael Fury, her brother’s friend and who she knew when they were younger, is...more
Laura Templeton’s dream of love and family were shattered by her adulterous husband that she divorced, leaving her and her two daughters heartbroken.
Under the façade of being happy and content with her life, is a woman struggling financially and emotionally.
Into her life enters Michael Fury, her brother’s friend and who she knew when they were younger, is...more
The romance between Michael & Laura is really and truly beautiful. How she begins to see herself, becoming confident and discovering new feelings and desires she never imagine she had. The sexual tension is tender, sensual and so romantic. 
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I am rereading books out of my book case just because I can. Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts was a very good book. I loved it because involved children and their relationships with their parents at that age. They didn't muse over too much but when they did it added a flair to the story. This is the third of the trilogy and I read it because I didn’t feel like digging for the other two.
Nora Roberts really knows how to captivate a reader. Laura finding her true love could not have ended this pa...more
Nora Roberts really knows how to captivate a reader. Laura finding her true love could not have ended this pa...more
SUMMARY (from online)
"Nora Roberts presents the final novel in a dramatic trilogy. Margo, Kate, and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Laura who seemed to have it all - until she lost almost everything and had to begin again ...
Laura Templeton found out the hard way that nothing in life is guaranteed. The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, she had always known comfort, privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty, her storybook marria...more
"Nora Roberts presents the final novel in a dramatic trilogy. Margo, Kate, and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Laura who seemed to have it all - until she lost almost everything and had to begin again ...
Laura Templeton found out the hard way that nothing in life is guaranteed. The daughter of a wealthy hotelier, she had always known comfort, privilege, and security. But by the age of thirty, her storybook marria...more
Aug 09, 2008
Jazzypom
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who want to read an NR 'trilogy' - good primer
Laura Templeton, on the cusp of her thirtieth birthday finds herself divorced with two girls, battling debts left by her ex husband, and living in the Templeton mansion alone. Her two friends (Margo and Kate) are loved up with their significant others, and once a week, they met up, searching for the coins of Seraphina's chest, a sweet legend and a bond that keeps them true. This is Laura's life, and she's learning to make the best of it, but she's not happy. Not really.
Out of the blue, her broth...more
Out of the blue, her broth...more
Apr 27, 2008
Gramedia Pustaka Utama
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Buku ketiga dan buku terakhir dalam series ini menceritakan tentang Laura Templeton, putri pemilik hotel.
Laura, yang menikah saat berusia muda, hidup dalam kebahagiaan semu, dan ketika semua akhirnya, dia dgn kekuatannya bangkit dari kehancurannya.
Tanpa berkeinginan mengandalkan kekayaan orang tuanya, Laura bekerja pada hotel milik ayahnya, menjadi partner dalam bisnis yg mereka buka bertiga Pretenses, dan membesarkan 2 putri hasil perkawinannya, walaupun suaminya menguras habis kekayaannya saat...more
Laura, yang menikah saat berusia muda, hidup dalam kebahagiaan semu, dan ketika semua akhirnya, dia dgn kekuatannya bangkit dari kehancurannya.
Tanpa berkeinginan mengandalkan kekayaan orang tuanya, Laura bekerja pada hotel milik ayahnya, menjadi partner dalam bisnis yg mereka buka bertiga Pretenses, dan membesarkan 2 putri hasil perkawinannya, walaupun suaminya menguras habis kekayaannya saat...more
Another classic formulaic Nora Roberts book/series. Although you can tell what the ending of the book will be (happy and all) I still find myself drawn to her books. I have no idea why other than the cutsie romantic, non-realistic portions. I think she does a good job of evoking enough emotion that I can look past the predictability and read the story. Of the three in this trilogy - this had the most substance in the plot.
This is easily my favorite of the trilogy. Laura, who was always so incredibly kind and loving and supportive, had her world destroyed in the first book when she walked in on her husband with his secretary. It's been a couple of years now and she's finding her feet again, including emotionally.
Michael has bounced around a lot, doing a bit of this and a bit of that until now he's found the thing he loves - horses. When his stables are destroyed in a mudslide, his friendship with Josh leads him to...more
Michael has bounced around a lot, doing a bit of this and a bit of that until now he's found the thing he loves - horses. When his stables are destroyed in a mudslide, his friendship with Josh leads him to...more
I love how the 3rd book to the Trilogy ends. After Laura's nasty divorce with a prick who took all her money and their children's money she is left heartbroken and devasted. But she makes it through because she has two beautiful young girls to raise. She finds love with an old friend of her brother's Josh.
All three women find their happiness and contentment with life.
The find Safarina's treasure.
Nora Roberts has become one of my favorite authors!
All three women find their happiness and contentment with life.
The find Safarina's treasure.
Nora Roberts has become one of my favorite authors!
The final series of the dream trilogy, this book focuses on Laura, the cast-away wife and her ability to give love another try. Laura has to balance an expensive estate with her dwindling account, as well as her two daughters who are a handful. On top of this, a friend of the family, Michael comes to stay at the estate as well. The two characters have to sift through their's and everyone else's opinions before coming to a decision about their relationship. This book is one in which you root for...more
A perfect wrap-up of the trilogy, and definitely my favorite of the series! A heartbreakingly sweet ending with a rough and tough ex-mercenary turned horse breeder and a well-to-do hotel heiress. Roberts of course includes moments with the frustrating and annoying ex-husband that really make me want to punch something, which can only attest to the wonderful web of characters and plot that Roberts has been able to weave for us.
The trilogy ends with the last one of the three woman. She grew up with money, and proper, and married for love. Except, the marriage ended, and all she got was her 2 little girls. The husband cleaned her out. While, she could have dove into her heir money, but she wanted to earn her way.
While struggling to keep up with working and busy girls, a boisterous rancher temporarily moves into the ranch area of the estate and brings out the animal instincts in her that she never knew existed. With this...more
While struggling to keep up with working and busy girls, a boisterous rancher temporarily moves into the ranch area of the estate and brings out the animal instincts in her that she never knew existed. With this...more
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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