A headstrong woman discovers it’s never too late for change in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s spirited novel about lost hope and second chances.

Substitute counselor for wayward teens isn’t how public school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, she’s hiking up her jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas. Two months. Seven days a week. Few amenities. And three troubled girls daring Jayden to make a difference. She understands what she’s up against. She has her own burdens to bear.

Jayden’s not in it alone. The devoted elderly couple who run Piney Wood trusts in Jayden’s tough-love approach to get the job done. So does drill instructor Elijah Thomas, whose hardened boot-camp hide conceals a heart broken one too many times. Jayden is making it beat again. For both of them, falling in love is a risk. Because all summers must come to an end.

But with each new sunrise on these rustic acres, Jayden discovers that Piney Wood is a last chance for her, too. And with so many lives in turnaround, a new beginning for everyone could be a dream come true.

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Carolyn Brown
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Brittany Pressley
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Listening Length	9 hours and 31 minutes
Author	Carolyn Brown
Narrator	Brittany Pressley
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Audible.com Release Date	December 08, 2020
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08GV2MX5M
Best Sellers Rank	#33,933 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #245 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #888 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #1,511 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Maria

The Top of The Best

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020

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You might think that I am nuts, but you must understand that I love Carolyn Brown’s books.
CB’s stories are absolutely wonderful.
This story proves to me that CB is a person who understands people of all types. The girls who grow up in the book all have awful problems that are dealt with sensibly, with love, and acceptance. They’ve done a lot of maturing.
I recommend this author and her excellent stories to anyone who needs to read a well written book.

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NanaCav

*** Love, love, loved it ***

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021

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I love Carolyn Brown's books and The Daydream Cabin did not disappoint. In fact, I think it may be Carolyn Brown's best work to date. Piney Wood Academy is a place for wayward girls. It can be the last place they go before reform school or jail. Jayden Bennett is roped into being a counselor there after her sister, Skyler, takes off for Europe and tells the school her sister, Jayden, will take over for her. After thinking about it and realizing she had no plans for the summer she accepts the job.

It is there that she meets so many loving people. Elijah Thomas is the drill instructor and Henry and Mary own the Academy. There are three cabins, each will hold three girls and their counselor. The day the girls arrive has Jayden wondering if she bit off more than she can chew. Unruly is an understatement to describe the girls. Back home she is a guidance counselor so she has the tools to help the girls but is not sure they will listen or let her help them.

Elijah was enthralled with Jayden the moment he saw her. He was a pilot the Air Force and saw three of his friends die. He wasn't able to save them and blamed himself for their deaths. His heart is now hardened. It appears to him that anyone he becomes close to ends up dying on him. To prevent any further hurt he will keep to himself. It isn't as easy as he thought it would be with Jayden around.

The nine girls that come for the eight week semester leave alot to be desired. They all voice that jail would be better than Piney Wood. The transformation over the course of eight weeks is unbelievable. I want to say more but I don't want to give anything away. I cannot say enough good things about this book. It will surely touch your heart. I loved every minute of this book and did not want it to end.

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Teen's trouble bootcamp

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020

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She I open a new book of Carolyn Brown's and read the first few pages I can tell how great a story I am going to find.
When Jayden got home from her day of school for the year she wasn't expecting to get a call from the Line Wood Academy in Alpine, Texas first thing. Her sister Skyler had told them that Jayden would happy to be a counselor for the eight week session. It is a boot camp for wayward teen girls who have gotten in trouble with the law one too many times.
Jayden agrees to take her sisters place again and finds out when she gets there it isn't a club med. Spoiled teenage girls with attitude is not her idea of a fun summer.
This tale has a lot of twists and turns that makes you feel that these girls have no parents who care about them. You find out what they have to go through to stay in this camp or end in Julie or worse. It is definitely realistically told and makes you happy you never got caught and ended up in a place like this. I tried to put it down and go to bed twice but ended reading it to the end at 3am. This is a book worth reading.

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Cindy Customer

Each Carolyn Brown book gets better than the last one.

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020

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When nine troubled girls arrive at Piney Woods Academy for an 8 week session after a judge says it is either here or juvie, you get some really ticked off teenage girls to try to help. That is what Jayden has let herself in for instead of her usual Summer vacation from her counselor job at her high school in Dallas. What she doesn't expect is to make good friends with the owners and the other two counselors....and with the girls in her care. Throw in her older sister who is a narcissist and the man who will take over for the owners when they retire soon, and you have a dynamite story to read. I laughed, cried, and held my breath more than once reading this one. Each book of Carolyn Brown just gets better and better. This one is top notch, and I hated for it to end.

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Olivia D.

A waste of money.

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021

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Just not a great book in any way. I guess its supposed ot be Christian literature but then the characters dont really live Christian lives. All the characters are shallow. Plot predictable and the worst part....the complete unreality of the situation with the troubled teens. Those girls would not have bonded or completely changed after 8 weeks. Their issues are extrememly deep and 8 weeks is nothing. So the author, I guess has never spent time with teenagers with severe issues. JUst a waste of money.

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Daydream Cabin

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020

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Skyler wants to travel with her school choir where she teaches. But every summer she has been working at a summer camp for girls that have gotten into serious trouble and this camp is the last strike for most. So she puts her sisters name down as a replacement without asking.
Jayden gets a phone calls from a summer school in south Texas, telling her that her name was listed as a replacement courselor for her sister Skyler by her sister Skyler.
Read all the characters and girls at summer camp, oh and animals!

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Columbusbabe

Daydreams Do Come True

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021

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I wish there was a Piney Woods camp for girls just like in this book! There are so many teens needing this kind of tough love! Ashlyn, Carmella and Tiffany were assigned to Daydream cabin at Piney Woods Camp for girls! An eight week last stop before juvie or jail, and they all arrived with a chip on their shoulders as big as Texas! Two other cabins held three girls each, all rich, all in trouble, and all with an attitude! For Jayden, the counselor at Daydream Cabin, her first summer there, she was not only challenged but changed not only her life, but the lives of eight young woman on the road to pain and heartache on day one, to a lasting love, and affection at the end of the eight week session! Great read!

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joecat

Glad when it was finished!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021

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I read this because someone recommended it. I struggled a bit at times. It wasn’t a happy book and I found myself getting annoyed at some of the characters. Probably not the sort of read I needed in the middle of a pandemic. I finished it, and it did seem a bit rushed at the end with everything happening very quickly. I was glad when I had finished it and won’t be bothering reading it again!

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Sue Carter

Quite Moving Storyline.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2020

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This was a breath of fresh air, I enjoyed every chapter, made me cry in places, and be very emotional in others. Strong characters that changed their lives around from bad to good, and brought the conclusion to a happy ending. Most enjoyable.

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Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2021

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Would give this book 10 stars of I could. Made me laugh and cry, what a wonderful book, couldn't put it down.

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The daydream cabin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2021

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I enjoyed this book very much. Even though it was fiction, it was very true to the sort of situation in which young people's lives can be turned around when they have got onto the wrong path. As long as there are some people who really care, are willing to give time and make the necessary effort, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

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W. DAVID

An engagingly simple story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2021

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This account of a summer boot camp for delinquent 15-year old girls in the oppressive heat of rural Texas was surprisingly engaging - one hoped that all would go well because the main characters - the adults, who were well-drawn - were doing their best for them. There were so many things that could go wrong that it was almost a page-turner....

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