Elizabeth Camden has written another story that grabs the reader's attention and also her heart! Not a bad thing when you add in an expert effort at plot twists and depth of personality in the characters she writes to populate her novel. Anna O'Brien is shy, quiet, intelligent and passionate for her beliefs. She works for the Library of Congress as a map librarian. When she finds an error that is too "off the map" to be innocent, she begins to investigate. The error is personal to her, involving her dead father and a mapping mission he was on to map the bottom of the ocean. Senator Luke Callahan is stricken with love for her at first site. He has his own demons to slay that go all the way back to his birth. With no complications, their liaison would be tempestuous; but with each having their own history to battle, it may be impossible. The author takes us on a journey that is at once intriguing and exhausting.
I appreciate Ms. Camden's grasp of history. Being a research librarian, she is a stickler for detail and she gets that right, which adds to the depth and meat of this book. Indeed-all of her books! This novel is well written in that hard-to-define manner that keeps me turning pages to see what will happen next. She has a firm grasp on grammar and sentence structure which adds ease to the reading. This is my second Elizabeth Camden novel and I am becoming a fan. It's just good and you need to read it. Period. It also includes a discussion section that works well for a book club. This would be an excellent choice for that.
I give Beyond All Dreams five stars. Read more about Elizabeth Camden at Elizabeth Camden
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, Bethany House, in exchange for my honest review. These words are my opinion.
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