"'I didn't cry today, ' she muttered. Indeed this had been the first day that Ann Renee had not consciously mourned her loss. In fact, other than kissing Larry's photograph when she dusted the furniture in the bedroom, she hadn't thought of her lost love all day. Suddenly a wave of guilt seized her heart. " Recently bereft of her other half, the widow Ann Renee sinks into depressiona "until she finds the diary. C. L. Whitman had such an interesting life compared to hers that Ann Renee is immediately, and literally, swept away into the adventures. After reading an entry, Ann Renee finds herself in the wild and dangerous world of the pony express riders, facing Indians, outlaws, anda "the last thing an old widow expecteda "companionship. "A Dreamers Beyond" is the captivating book by new author Michelle Arbaugh that opens up an old woman's heart and mind to reveal deeply reflective inner battles and longings for fantastic adventure, which every human being hungers for. "