Dreaming of You (1994) (edit title/settings)

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• Sara Fielding (aka S. R. Fielding): Spinsterish author famous for 'Mathilda' which looks into the lives of prostitutes. Doing research for her upcoming novel and on saving Derek Cravens life, she bargains to be allowed access to Cravens, London's most prestigious and frequented gambling club.
• Derek Craven: Wealthy gambling club owner who grew up in poverty and filth.
• Lily Raiford: Married to Alex Raiford. A good friend of Derek
• Alex Raiford: the earl of Wolverton, Derek's friend, married to Lily.
• Lady Joyce Ashby: Derek's married ex-lover, out for revenge.
• Mr. Worthy: Derek's factotum
• Gill: Works in Cravens
• Perry Kingswood: Sara's almost-fiancee back in her home town of Greenwood Corner
• Ivo Jenner: Derek's competitor who owns a less prestigious gaming club. He used to be a boxer
• Nicole: Lily's daughter
• Jamie: Lily and Alex's son
• Tabitha: One of the house wenches at Cravens
• Katie: Sara's mother
• Mathilda: Sara's famous character of her eponymous book.
• Martha Kingswood: Perry's mother

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• “I want to hold you like this until your skin melts into mine. I want you in my bed, the smell of you on my sheets, your hair spread across my pillow. I want to take your innocence. God! I want to ruin you for anyone else.”

  Derek Craven to Sara

• “Sometimes... I'm so deep inside you I can feel your womb... and I'm still not close enough. I want to share every breath... every beat of your heart. Sometimes... I want to punish you a little... For making me want you until I ache with it. For the way I wake at night just to watch you sleeping... I want you more each time I'm with you. It's a fever that never leaves me. I can't be alone without wondering where you are, when I can have you again...”

  Derek Craven to Sara

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• “A long time ago I learned not to explain things to people. It misleads them into thinking they’re entitled to know everything I do.”

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• “If something is easily given, they’re indifferent to it. If something is withheld, they want it desperately.”

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• I’ll long for you every day and night, but at least my conscience will be clear. I haven’t held anything back from you, out of fear or pride or stubbornness.”

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• It wasn’t difficult to walk away from her. It was appallingly easy. Sara made an inarticulate sound as he extricated himself from her embrace. He left her as he had left the others, without looking back.

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• She was the first human being he had ever needed. He had lost his freedom in a way he had never imagined possible, bound more securely by her love than by a mile’s length of iron chains.

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• “For once have the strength not to walk away,” she whispered. “Stay with me. Let me love you, Derek.”

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• “You have to leave, Sara…because I want to hold you like this until your skin melts into mine. I want you in my bed, the smell of you on my sheets, your hair spread across my pillow. I want to take your innocence. God! I want to ruin you for anyone else.”

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• Don’t you understand how much even one day of loving each other is worth? Some people are separated by distances they can never cross. All they can do is dream about each other for a lifetime, never having what they want most. How foolish, how wasteful to have love within your reach and not take it!”

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• But Sara saw Derek for exactly what he was, no more and no less, and she was aware that he might never change. It was enough that he loved her. In spite of his faults, he would take care of her and defend her to the last breath of life. Separately they had different strengths. Together they were complete.

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• Because You’re Mine Dreaming of You

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London
• England
• Raiford Park

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Then Came You, and followed by Where's My Hero?.

Preceded by Lord of Scoundrels, and followed by Devil in Winter.

Preceded by Bet Me, and followed by Outlander.

Preceded by Devil's Bride, and followed by It Had to Be You.

Preceded by Lord of Scoundrels, and followed by Pride and Prejudice.

Preceded by Son of the Morning, and followed by Something Wonderful.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lisa Kleypas (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Kleypas, Lisa
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Lisa Kleypas: Author's website

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