Make-Believe Love

by Carol J. Perry

141 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Carol J. Perry is the author of the Witch City Mystery series and the Haunted Haven series, both from Kensington Publishers. The Witch City stories take place in the magical city of Salem, Massachusetts--the "Witch City." Carol was actually born in Salem (on Halloween eve!) and knows the city well. The Haunted Haven books take place in Carol's adopted home state of Florida. As an experienced travel writer for magazines and newspapers, Carol knows her way around the Sunshine State too. The Salem books are based of course on a real city but Haven, Florida is made up of bits and pieces of some of the Sunshine State's charming older towns--bypassed by the theme parks. Readers of the Witch City books have come to know O'Ryan, a most remarkable cat. The new series introduces Finn, a lovable Golden Retriever.
Carol lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with her husband Dan.

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Rachel Holtzclaw · Rating 1 out of 5]

i think i'm done with 80s YA lit for a while after this. this one wasn't even really entertaining? it was just boring, and i think i figured out the YA formula from this time period: girl is convinced she is the ugliest, most boring person on the planet, has to prove that she's actually Spontaneous and Fun, best friend is already beautiful and spontaneous and fun, etc. anyway. this was just... not even fun?? time to move on to danielle steel novels and see if i can get my kicks and gigs there!!

[Rose Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A secret life! Ellen Conway is a typical ninth grader in a typical town. But when she becomes Lady Elaine of Astolat, she lives in a magical world of kings and queens, of castles and dragons. Into the magical world steps Mark Taylor, the neatest guy in Ellen's school. And the look in his eyes says he'd like to know more about the mysterious Lady Elaine. What will happen if Mark discovers her secret. Will it destroy their . . . Make-Believe Love?

This is the first teen romance I ever read and I loved it! This book began my obsession with romance novels.