Sleeping Beauty
by Judy Baer
Published by Love Inspired – Steeple Hill Café (October release)
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Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
Suze Charles is up for a longed-for promotion in her company—the only drawback is that she has to go to Chicago to interview, and the job requires lots of travel. This is a major problem for a chronic sleepwalker who manages to get into legendary nocturnal rambles.
During the trip to Chicago, Suze meets an impossibly gorgeous man—unfortunately, while she is sleepwalking. David Grant seems fascinated by her, but when Suze learns he’s a doctor, specializing in sleep disorders, Suze wonders if his interest is in her as a person or as a case study.
When Suze needs to babysit her Terror Twins nephews while their parents go on an extended trip to South America to get a new baby sister, Suze is overwhelmed and even tries to stay awake all night so she doesn’t accidentally sleepwalk when the twins are there. But that leaves her less than alert during the day, and the boys get into all kinds of mischief. Dr. David even seems to like her nephews. If only Suze could be sure of his attentions…
Sleeping Beauty is a fun chick lit with a heroine with an unusual problem: Sleepwalking! I laughed out loud at several places in this book, and had to keep reading to find out what Suze (or her nephews) would get into next. David is the perfect hero for this book, a sleep disorder doctor. He’s also compassionate and friendly, the ideal doctor.
I totally loved Sleeping Beauty. It’s a light, fun book perfect to read after a stressful day, or to unwind after a daily routine. It held my interest from beginning to end – and I’m looking forward to reading Judy’s next book. Bravo! Discussion questions are included at the end.
Armchair Interviews says: Judy does it again–she has cornered the inspirational chick lit market.
Author’s Web site: http://www.JudyBaer.com