Customer Reviews
I'm not a big fan of Nora Robert's - By: Mary A. Lungston, 26 Feb 2008 
but I gave it a try after my husband read it & said he loved it. I'm glad I read Holding the Dream because it was a really good novel. I could not put it down. This book had me on edge & I couldn't help wanting to read more. There were even many times when I actually hadin depth conversations with my husband about the book after I had finished it, which is a rarity. If you like books like this I would also suggest reading Tino Georgiou's masterpiece - The Fates, which my husband & I also enjoyed very much.
Fantastic - By: book "eater", 10 Sep 2007 This was my first NR book. I didn't know it was part of a series before I started reading it, otherwise I would have read Daring to Dream first, but I must say, I really loved it, the characters were so well developped, I felt I could know them & I actually wished Kate & Byron & all the others were real.
After this book I finished the series & I started to reed everything I could put my hands on by NR, both the earlier & latter work. But this one will remain one of my favourites, I think only Three Fates is better.
Of course everyone's entitled to an opinion, but if you can, reed the Dream trilogy,it is weel worth it.
Delectable & satisfying read, what else would you expect!! - By: Marz, 06 Mar 2004 The one thing that I LOVE about trilogies is the continuation of the story & Nora Roberts always delivers! In Holding the Dream, life at Templeton House continues with a new baby on the way & with Laura not only trying to deal with the lose of her husband, but raising her two children as a single mother. We see this all through the eyes of our overworked & undervalued account, Kate. She has a major revelation dropped on herin the first chapter, which throws her emotionsin turmoil as she questions her worth. When she is accused of embezzlement & forced to take a leave of absence, she is so stressed that makes herself ill. Luckily for her, the new manager of Templeton Hotel, Byron De Witt, is there to help her get through it.
Asin the first novel, Holding the Dream see the development of the characters of Kate, Laura & Margo into strong & successful businesswomen & the love that there share not only with each other, but the men that capture their hearts. Kate is a headstrong, independent women but, for a short while, forgets just who she is & what she has. Fortunately for her, Byron, along with the rest of her family, are there to help her not only find herself, but to discover the woman she has become. An awesome read that will leave you wanting to find out Laura story & complete the journey.
If you have not read Daring to Dream, I strongly recommend that you do before reading Holding the Dream otherwise it will ruin the plot from the first novel.
A definite 5 stars for this book & also for Daring to Dream & the conclusion of the trilogy, Finding the Dream.
An unusual romantic novel - By: , 05 Jan 2000 
This is my favourite of the trilogy. I was leant the first one by a friend who reccomended it saying that I had to read it - a far cry from the crime novcls she usuallly leant me. I loved it & then found the rest of the series.
Kate was my favourite character - hard working to the point of collapse & not very good at expressing emotions. I loved the way that when things fell down around her ears she managed to pick herself up & rebuild her life - even if wasn't entirely on purpose!
