Daphne Robin is ecstatic.
She has just married Richard, the most wonderful man she's ever met, and they
will honeymoon in Scotland. But on the eve of their departure, Daphne has a
terrifying nightmare about Richard that leaves her shaken. The dream turns into
reality when Richard begins abusing her in Scotland. Several months later,
following his brutal attack, when Daphne announces she has become pregnant, he
brutally attacks her--and then she suffers a miscarriage. The only place Daphne
can find refuge from her wrecked life is within her dream world. She often
dreams of a warm-hearted, tender man who comforts her and provides for her
every need. Daphne retreats from reality more and more, and soon, as the years
pass by, she becomes a shell of the woman she once was. Eventually, however,
she reaches her breaking point; Daphne gathers the strength to escape her
husband's clutches. She heads to her sister's place in Washington and meets
Major Ursa-Barrios, a retired army officer who has pledged to help her. The two
fall deeply in love, and Daphne wonders if this kind, generous man can possibly
be her salvation. Although the Major is retired, Daphne's sister is still in
service. When the sisters seek to explore their dreams through past life
regression techniques, they discover secrets about their pasts that could
reveal the purpose of their current lives..
5.0 out of 5 stars How many lives do we have
Reviewed
in the United States on June 25, 2011
`Shortly before 2:30 AM, Daphne awoke from a
vivid dream. She dreamt she was in Scotland and had just been widowed. Her
husband had been murdered. It was some distant time in the past, and she was
dressed in a long black gown with a stiff white headdress She could feel the
tightness of her corset contrast the softness of her gown's material on her
skin. Richard was there, but other people in the dream were saying he was
responsible for her late husband's murder. She was confused and didn't know
what to believe. She had thought she could trust Richard, but a voice in the
dream announced, "During the Protestant Reformation, these sides were
divided." As she wondered what that meant, Richard captured her and took
her against her will to a castle, where he raped her. Then, when he left her
alone with a woman companion to look after her, the two women escaped. They
disguised themselves as men and used bed linens to climb through a window and
down the castle wall. She was terrified. She and her companion rode across the
nearby border to England, where they thought they would be safe. At first, when
they told their story of what had happened, they were given sanctuary by kind
people. But after about a week or so, word came to the household from the
authorities that she was to be held as a prisoner again. She did not understand
why. Then she was told that Richard had also fled Scotland and was also
imprisoned, but in another country.'
Daphne Robin and her sister Deandra were both accustomed to strange dreams.
Deandra has dreamed, since childhood, that she was a soldier with lots of
brothers. In her dream she was a man and someone was beating her face in.
Daphne's dream about Scotland came shortly after her marriage to Richard
Gatorman, owner of a construction company as well as Daphne's boss. Scotland
was a place Daphne had always wanted to go to so when the dream coincided with
Richard announcing that they would be honeymooning in Scotland, she let her
excitement override the possibility of a warning. But, Richard had always been
the perfect mate. He was loving, caring and offered her everything she could
ever want...so she thought. The honeymoon would turn out to be the beginning of
her seeing the true Richard she had married. A marriage that she soon realized
had been a big mistake. The only out for Daphne becomes sleep in which her
dreams have her flying the skies with a handsome man. If it weren't for her
dream time she would probably give up on life itself.
Deandra, being an officer in the Army, enlists the help of her friend Major
Ursa-Barrios to help Daphne escape the abuse being inflicted by Richard. Major,
as he likes to be called, has had his own dreams over the years. In his dreams
he would help a young lady and falls in love with her. Could Daphne possibly be
the woman in his dream? Could Major possibly be the man in Daphne's dreams?
As Deandra, Daphne and Major come together, they start searching for the answers
to their dreams. Deandra wanting to know who the person getting their face
bashed in is and who are the brothers. Daphne wants to know who the woman in
Scotland could be as well as who she soars the skies with. And Major wants to
meet the lady from his dreams.
Franki deMerle has done it again with a book of mystery, love and a certain air
of suspense. The more I read, the more I wanted answers to the character's
dreams but I wasn't really expecting what the dreams actually turned out to be.
M. M. Bishop Award-winning author and poet
5.0 out of 5 stars POSSIBILITIES
Verified Purchase
As a woman who is curious about nearly
everything, I picked up Dragonfly Dreams looking for a sense of possibilities.
I found that and more. Franki deMerle is a masterful story teller, combining
the dream state with possible reality.
What is reality and what is truth. Have we lived before? Do we dream our way
into a better future? Are all these possibilities just a magnificent story?
I loved this book. Ms. deMerle wrote characters that were captivating and three
dimensional, whether they were reliving a past life or living in the present.
Definitely a book to be read and enjoyed, and it left me with more than a good
read. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in reincarnation or just
a great story.
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