The Dream Thief

by Helen Rich and Helen A. Rosburg

Someone is killing young women in 15th-century Venice by entering their dreams and seducing them to death. Pina soon shows symptoms of the midnight visitations, but the murderer wants to find his own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932815201
• ISBN13: 9781932815207
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Medallion Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

The Dream Thief Is A Delicious Blend Of Spellbinding Storytelling and Sensuous Delights

Between the realm of shifting dreams, and in his darkness, an angel crosses. Her light beings forth a healing grace - penitence for sins of the past. Beware of The Dream Thief; his touch deprives the soul of light - forsaking the lives of the unaware. Mid-sixteenth century Venice. Another young and beautiful woman's life has been taken. This time it has stuck close to home, Pina Galbi's cousin, Valeria. This is the fifth such occurrence within the Venetian elite district. How could five very healthy young women be dead, yet the cause unknown? Pina, whose kindness and generosity for the oppressed members of the Jewish community in the Ghetto Nuovo, has brought forth the wrath of her mean and hateful betrothed, Antonio. This, coupled with the death of Valeria, has Pina's mother and Antonio forbidding her from leaving her home. Pina is torn between the love of her mother and the needs of the Jewish peoples. Pina is Catholic, but knows no distinction above loving thy God and the greater good of mankind. But, within the walls of her lovely villa, Pina starts displaying the same symptoms that had befallen Valeria. What is happening to Pina? What dark and sinister force has creped in under the cloak of dreams? Can anyone help Pina? Just when you think it is safe to go to sleep, Ms. Rosburg pens a darkly sensuous thriller that is chilling and edgy. Creating vivid images and opulent settings that captivates the readers. You can almost feel the textures of the fabrics - the oppression of the people - the lethargic hunger of the dreams. The premise is drawn from clear waters, fresh - uniquely distinct and ultimately unforgettable! The characters and their kingdom for which this story is set, makes the perfect backdrop for the readers to lose themselves in. This is a novel that readers have been wanting - hungering for. Ms. Rosburg is an accomplished novelist; she can add this book to her list of winners! This is the spine tingling horror of the year and one of the best this reader has ever read! Pina's unbiased caring and love is what endeared her to this reader. It is this nature and the beauty of her essence that has drawn him to her. He, The Dream Thief, brings forth the façade of physical magnificence - of sexual pleasuring - the touch of ultimate carnal gratification. But there is something about Pina that has reached a place within him - a forgotten memory and time. Will Pina goodness be her downfall? Could Pina be forever lost within her dreams? Let the dreaming begin...Open the book and fall into the realm of forbidden sensual slumber... This novel stretches the boundaries of the imagination and quenches the soul. The excellent writing gives the readers insightfulness and a beautifully haunting horror that they will not soon forget. This book should be a number one seller, mark this reviewer's words! The Dream Thief by author Helen A. Rosburg. Janalee Ruschhaupt, 2007

creatively original paranormal romance

In Venice, young beautiful women are dying; three bodies found in a boat and two in the garden of their family estate. There is not a mark on them and the authorities are baffled to the cause of death. Pina, an aristocrat with a pure and innocent soul, is not troubled by these deaths because she was not close to any of the victims. That changes when the cousin she grew up with dies in a similar manner. Her fiancée Antonio, who she doesn't want to marry, persuades her mother to keep Pina locked in the villa When they walk to church, Pina sees a handsome man who looks ill. He visits her in her dreams, sucking out the essence of her soul. When Pina's mother sees that she is wasting away like the other women who died, she heeds the advice of a wise man and gets her out of Venice to their summerhouse. Pina's mother tells the witch nearby what happened and she believes dark magic is involved. The man follows Pina and intends to draw out her soul so he can live but the witch stops him and makes him realize Pina is not like the others. She genuinely loves him and he remembers who he was before he became THE DREAM THIEF. Antonio is following the women intending to harm them because Pina's mother broke the betrothal but he is topped by a force more resolved than his purpose. Pina hopes she can cure THE DREAM THIEF and give him back his life. THE DREAM THIEF is a creatively original paranormal romance that demonstrates love is more powerful than evil. Antonio is a sadistic, debauched, sadist who hides his true colors to everyone but Pina who sees his true essence. Pina's mother finally puts her daughter first after a year of mourning her husband's death helps Pina fight THE DREAM THIEF. Helen A. Rosburg is not only a talented and uniquely original storyteller but creates characters that the audience intuitively understands. Harriet Klausner