The Dream Series

Marlee Sweet has travelled the south in search of love, only to find heartbreak and the end of her dream. Book two of the Dream Series takes Marlee back to Canada where she stays awhile, but after much turmoil and dissatisfaction, she heads back to the US of A. Not quite sure where her life is going and with her dream in tatters, Marlee becomes a singer. She eventually marries Nick, but her nights with the band and on-the- road adventures are too much for him. He wants Marlee to quit and for them to have a family. The marriage falls apart and Marlee is faced with a dilemma that takes her back to Nova Scotia. She eventually marries Sam and lives a peaceful, quiet existence...or so it seems, until Joe comes back in her life.

Marlee Sweet is finally pursuing her dreams of finding lasting love with Joe Fontaine. With her travels and disappointments behind her in the southern states, Marlee returned to Canada to wonder if her dreams would ever come true. After making some tough decisions which included marriage, a singing career, a divorce and finally an unplanned pregnancy, she thought life was once again worthwhile when she met Sam Morgan. But,like previous men in her life, Sam disappointed her. With two daughters now grown, Marlee strikes out on her own to find her lost love, Joe. She purchases a cottage in Biloxi, Mississippi, but hardships and disappointments continue to fill her life. Her time with Joe is bittersweet, but finally they share something very special, something they could not attain in the younger years.

If you want a nostalgic ride through the sixties, come along with Marlee Sweet as she travels to the southern states on a Trailways bus. Marlee meets Joe in Halifax, Canada and is determined to visit him in his home town of New Orleans. But first she must make a stopover in New York to grow up a bit. From New Orleans to Mobile, to Montgomery then onward to Birmingham, Atlanta and finally Tennessee, it's a whirlwind of love, romance, adventure, tragedy, heartbreak, deceit and danger. From Joe's arms to a conniving Bobby Barnes, Marlee goes from girl to woman learning the ropes of life. Experience the reaction in Albany, New York when the President is assassinated; watch the Beatles first visit to the US on the Ed Sullivan Show; stand in awe in front of the Mardi Gras Fountain in New Orleans, and take a stroll through the French Quarter with Marlee and Joe; visit the church on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery where Martin Luther King, Jr was once a pastor; Take a walk in an African-American's shoes from the old south; eat a hotdog from Chris' in Montgomery with Marlee and Bobby; visit Napoleon House in New Orleans and have a laugh while Marlee writes poetry and a poet reads it aloud; park on Beale Street in Memphis and marvel at the statue of W.C. Handy; gaze at the now demolished but once impressive San Carlos Hotel in Pensacola, Florida; look out over the amazing view in Birmingham, while observing the Vulcan statue; and last but not least, wonder where your next dollar is going to come from, and have your dreams put on hold. Each day brings a new adventure and a new decision it seems. In the end it all comes down to choices, and the ones Marlee makes will change her life forever. 1964: Chasing a Dream is the first book in the Dream Series. Book Two is Facing Reality.

Marlee Sweet Morgan is finally happy. With Joe back in her life and her daughter and granddaughter nearby, she finally feels like she can relax. However, jealousy steps in and stirs up a bit of trouble. Then, Joe becomes ill and Marlee feels responsible. But she steps up and takes care of him. When Joe dies, Marlee tries her best to carry on. But the whole world seems to be going on without her. How can she cope now that Joe has left her? Mariah has her own problems. She and Andre are back together and hoping that Madeline will stay far away from their family. But a kidnapping and a ransom message stirs things up to the point of no return. The saga will reach a climax of colours and accepted peace. The end of a love affair, the end of a dream.

It's 1935 and Alice Dunbar is a new teacher. It is her first year in a one-room school. She attends the local dances and has given her heart to a young fisherman named Raymond Sweet. Her journey is long and sometimes turbulent in the small fishing village on the shores of Northern Nova Scotia. Times can get tough when Atlantic storms take your husband to sea and you wonder if he is ever going to return to you. After three kids, trouble multiplies when a raging storm blows up the Atlantic and threatens to change the young and once again pregnant Alice's life forever.