Shocked after being diagnosed with malignant breast cancer, Clara McCallum finds her world shattered.  Both her grandmother and a distant aunt battled the disease and lost.  Clara's personal life is in turmoil as she manages all of her necessary surgeries and appointments.  Clara is also in the middle of filming a World War II romance based on the life of a soldier named Jed Landry who died at Normandy.  Clara plays Jed's fiancee. This could be an award winning role for her. 

While filming a scene, Clara steps off the train and finds she has somehow jettisoned back to 1941 and into the arms of the real life Jed.  She quickly falls for the man and decides she may be able to change his life.  Can she truly alter time?  What about her life in the future? 

IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS requires a handful of Kleenex.  The story is poignant and packed with a holiday feel that leaves lasting impressions with the reader.  The only downfall is that the story ends.  I would have enjoyed spending far more time with Clara.  Wendy Markham's writing is at her best.  Easily, this is her best story to date.