Dreamland

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó A twist you wonΓÇÖt see coming. A love story youΓÇÖll never forget. From the acclaimed author of The Wish comes a powerful novel about risking everything for a dreamΓÇöand whether itΓÇÖs possible to leave the past behind. Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career,until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolinahe spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete BeachFloridaseeking a rare break from his duties at home. But when he meets Morgan Leehis world is turned upside-downmaking him wonder if the responsibilities he has shouldered need dictate his life forever. The daughter of affluent Chicago doctorsMorgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musicallyshe and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known. While they are falling headlong in loveBeverly is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. Fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old sonshe is trying to piece together a life for them in a small town far off the beaten track. With money running out and danger seemingly around every cornershe makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true. In the course of a single unforgettable weektwo young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles awayBeverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections . . . forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.