Gather Sweet Dreams At The Goodnight Motel (Valentine, #6) Fabricated By Curtiss Ann Matlock Issued As Copy

is a great book to take on vacation to relax and read and enjoy, It was a fun read, Rating:Stars!! Wish I could rate itstars!!
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This was my first time reading a book by Curtiss so I was unsure of what to exspect but I loved this book so much!! It had the perfect amount of ChickLit Genre in it as well as Cozy Mystery Vibes that made me love the storyline so much!!

The characters were comical to read and gave me a few LOL moments as well!!

I will definitely read more by Curtiss in the future!!!
The Oklahoma connection was enough to pull me in but this was such a beautifully written story about trying to find your roots and what they mean to you.
True to the spirit of the story this book came just at the right time in my life,

Loved Valentine and Sweet Dreams

Characters who walk off the page, believable twists in the plot, and a happily ever after, . . who could ask for more nice, light read was drawn into the characters and liked that I could picture their town, and the feel of it, Reading Curtiss Ann Matlock's SWEET DREAMS AT THE GOODNIGHT MOTEL is like listening to Diana Krall's music it wraps around you like a warm, comfy blanket and seeps quietly into your soul.
You'll end up thinking about this book for a long time to come,

I've been a fan of Ms, Matlock's books for more thanyears, and SWEET DREAMS AT THE GOODNIGHT MOTEL didn't disappoint, I'll admit it took me a little while to adjust to the numerous point of view shifts not something usually encountered in books these days, but after the first few chapters I easily accepted the story's flow and enjoyed seeing things from so many different perspectives.


There are three main storylines and three female protagonists, each at a different stage in her life and each dealing with emotional landmines, Claire, the main character, who is in her forties, Vella, who's in her late sixties, and Sherilynn, a young, unwed mothertobe coming out of a toxic relationship with a criminal, all vie for the reader's attention and effortlessly tug at our heartstrings.
Then, of course, we also get into the heads of several male characters: Winston, Travis, Andrew, Larkin, Harold, It's like a thick gumbo of emotions the author manages to pull together into a satisfying whole,

This isn't a typical romance, so this isn't the book for you if that's what you're expecting, But if you're looking for something outside the ordinary, you won't be disappointed with SWEET DREAMS AT THE GOODNIGHT MOTEL, This isn't a book that's going to change your life, but it's a relaxing, good read, Valentine is a fun place to visit and I'm interested enough that I'm going to check out a few of her other Valentine books, I liked this one best of the whole series, so far, Ms. Matlock builds a small town that seems absolutely plausible to me, When Claire Wilder reads the mysterious yet hopeful message about searching for real life on the wall of the truck stop womens room, she is inspired to kick off the trappings of her divorceafterlife and hit the road herself.
She quits her job, cuts her hair, packs her car and heads to Valentine, Oklahoma, It was supposed to be just for one night: time enough to get an impression of the place she was born but never really lived, She just wanted to see where her fathers people a father shed never known had lived and, eventually, passed away, And in her heart of hearts, she wanted a clue to why her father had never tried to contact her, Claire has a lot to wonder about, On her way out of town, shed run into her exhusband, Andrew, who had had second thoughts about his impending marriage to his muchyounger fiancée, and now wanted to try for a reconciliation with Claire something Claire had been wishing for since the divorce two years earlier.
But having made her mind up about this solo trip, Claire surprises even herself by putting Andrew off and wanting to think about it, Settled in at Valentines only lodgings, the Goodnight Motel, Claire begins her search for answers, starting with some of the locals who might have actually known her father or his family.
With the help of the charming and gentlemanly, Winston Valentine, she successfully locates her grandparents final resting spot, However, the next morning she awakes to find her car and all her belongings have been stolen, and the thief has left behind his frightened and very vulnerable, pregnant girlfriend, Sherrilyn.
As Claire tries to help the girl, she becomes more and more a part of the small rural community and her search for her father and his people becomes more and more a search for her real self and a real life.
This sixth book in the authors Valentine series is a solid, satisfying story of not just one womans search for herself but two, Claire has been drifting through life reacting and not actively living, passively adapting around and to the actions of others, relying on others to make her a life, waiting for her father to return to her and her mother, to rescue them.
It is good to watch as she finally takes the steps to lead her own life as she desires, overcomes her lethargy, and takes charge, The lost soul, Sherrilyn, is a beaten down thing but her pregnancy has given her a goal and the beginnings

of some strength to protect herself and her unborn child.
She stands firm when she doesnt want to have an abortion against the abusive Denny, and refuses to agree to give up the baby for adoption, The characters that populate the pages of the book seem so very real, not unlike those that populate your own community, I recommend this book for readers that like a story of overcoming the odds and taking charge of ones life, There is romance and a strong sense of accomplishment throughout the book for many characters, I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy, I like the way this author writes, She does a good job of creating characters that are easy to relate to, What a delightful book! I loved getting reacquainted with the citizens of Valentine, Highly recommend. Loved this story! I don't know when I enjoyed a book so much! Maybe it was the title itself!! "sweet Dreams At The Goodnight Motel"! Doesn't that sound intriguing Claire , who's looking for a different life , divorced, lonely , happens onto this small Oklahoma town.
. . I have read a lot of this author's books, . . she always has good taste!! Lots of fascinating characters involved!!! Great read, absolutely entertaining book . . Easy read and was a sequel to Recipes for Easy Living which was a nice surprise Looking for real life, The scrawled graffiti on the bathroom wall was innocent enough, cliched even, But for Claire Wilder, it was a wakeup call: start searching for your roots and find the happiness you lost long ago, Divorced from her high school sweetheart, Claire has wasted too much time waiting for Andrew to come back, and in the process has lost the flavor of her own life.


Leaving behind her fastpaced life, Claire ends up in her father's hometown of Valentine, Oklahoma, for a brief stay at the Goodnight Motel, But her arrival is like a pebble tossed into a pond, its ripples affecting the town's eccentric residents who like things just the way they are, thank you.
Gradually the days turn into weeks, and before Claire knows it, she's discovered something she had almost forgotten existed: a place to call home,

Just when it looks as if things might finally be falling into place for Claire, life throws her another curve:Andrew shows up unexpectedly in Valentine to woo her back! Now Claire must decide: return to the home and security she once knew, or stay in Valentine with the promise of a new life and the possibility of a new love.
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