Dreaming in Black and White

She's smart. She's savvy. She's...well, she's working on the thighs. And with God as her witness, she'll never let that man spoil her happy ending!

About the Book

Phoebe Grant is everyone’s favorite movie geek-unbeatable at trivia, convinced that all the world’s a movie screen. She can organize a four-hankie chick-flickathon with a wave of her tall, nonfat, double mocha. And she’s a shoo-in for the job of her dreams-movie reviewer for the newpaper where she works.

Enter Alex Spencer-not only gorgeous but also a film buff, perfectly cast for a celluloid kiss and a fade to sunset. Unfortunately, Alex is the villain who sends Phoebe packing to the last place on earth she wants to be-back home to boring little Barley, California.

But wait. It couldn’t be. Dark, handsome, and annoying Alex…in Barley?

Can Phoebe protect her hometown-and her heart-and prove It’s a Wonderful Life? Or is her promising future truly Gone with the Wind?

Details

Author: Laura Jensen Walker
Series: Phoebe Grant
Genre: Chick Lit
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Publication Year: 2005
ASIN: B007V91N9K
ISBN: 0849945232

“Laugh out loud funny… Loved it!”

– Cindy Martinusen, author of The Salt Garden

“A sweet tale from a grand new author.”

– Davis Bunn, author of The Lazarus Trap

“Dreaming in Black & White is a dream of a book, not only delightfully funny, but spiritually wise. Laura Jensen Walker has given us a delectable cream puff stuffed with insight, a tasty treat that oozes rich truths. You’ll love it!”

– Gayle Roper, author of Winter Winds and Autumn Dreams

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Laura Jensen Walker

I’ve loved words ever since I read 103 books in Miss Vopelensky’s first-grade class. That’s when I first dreamed of becoming a writer. My dream came true many years later when my first book was published at the age of forty.

I took a decade-long sabbatical from publishing to work for the State of California, but now I’m happily “retired” from the 9-to-5 and writing full-time again. I write in several genres—an author pal dubbed me a genre butterfly. What can I say? The ideas come fast and furious from all directions and when the muse speaks, I listen.

In 2020, my first mystery, the Amazon bestselling, Agatha-nominated Murder Most Sweet released, followed in quick succession by Deadly Delights and Hope, Faith & a Corpse. The Lefty-nominated Death of a Flying Nightingale, set in WWII England, is my historical fiction debut. This book shines a spotlight on an overlooked group of women heroes—The Flying Nightingales—who risked their lives flying into combat zones to evacuate the wounded. I had the great privilege of interviewing the last remaining Flying Nightingale for my foray into historical fiction.

My latest lighthearted mystery, The Alphabet Sleuths features four women of a certain age, and has been described as The Thursday Murder Club meets The Golden Girls. I’m thrilled to say that my second WWII historical, The Postmistress of Puddlington, released in August 2026, and The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch, my women’s fiction debut, comes out in October. Meanwhile, I’m juggling several new book ideas—more to come!

Laura is represented by Vicky Weber at Creative Media Agency.

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