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Dust & Dreams: Roadmap of the American Soul (A Memoir of the Mother Road, in Her Own Words)

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Dust & Dreams: Roadmap of the American Soul (A Memoir of the Mother Road, in Her Own Words)Written in the voice of Route 66 herself, the Mother Road finally tells the story she has carried for a century. Dust & Dreams is a novel as myth infused memoir, narrated by the Mother Road herself goddess, storyteller, witness to a hundred years of American longing and becoming. Looking back on her life, Mama Road takes readers on a journey through time and place, riding shotgun with travelers both real and imagined, exploring the human desire that

Written in the voice of Route 66 herself, the Mother Road finally tells the story she has carried for a century.

 

Dust & Dreams is a novel as myth-infused memoir, narrated by the Mother Road herself-goddess, storyteller, witness to a hundred years of American longing and becoming. Looking back on her life, Mama Road takes readers on a journey through time and place, riding shotgun with travelers both real and imagined, exploring the human desire that gave rise to the great American road trip.

 

At once Route 66 history, literary travel writing, and mythic American memoir, the iconic highway reveals how she earned her title as the Main Street of America. Rich with full-color imagery, each chapter explores a different decade of American history, a town or stretch of highway, a scenic detour, and a roadside attraction-uncovering forgotten histories, heartbreaks, moments of joy, and the breathtaking magnitude of the Great Wide Open.

 

Designed as a collector's item to commemorate Route 66's Centennial, the book blends historical fact with lyrical vignettes, lullabies, and poetic reflections, exploring themes of wanderlust, resilience, and the sacred act of motion. It is a love letter to the land and its peoples-a soulful portrait of a country in flux, and a road that refuses to be forgotten.

 

"I am a road, yes. But I am also a mother, a mirror, a witness to the American soul in all its brilliance, beauty, and contradiction." -Mama Road

 

Not a guidebook. Not a souvenir. A visual centennial artifact.

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Altairjones
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 3
I’m a little disappointed.
Format: Kindle
I usually like Jillian West’s books but this one was missing a lot for me. The pregnancy didn’t come across as real. She’s on her feet for 12 hour days but is perfectly healthy at 8 months pregnant? Yet the week she moves in all of a sudden she’s not? She is planning on actually running during one of the plot buildups. But at 8 months pregnant that’s incredibly hard to do. The lack of breathing ability and lung space, the change in body center, mass, and gravity. All of it prohibits running, unless you’re an athlete this didn’t come off as at all realistic. I didn’t feel any connection with the alphas. There wasn’t any emotional connection. It could be because of the tense it was written in. But I didn’t get any deep feelings out of this. It came across as checking off boxes. Even the spicy scenes weren’t really believable for me. I wanted to see them fall for her, and it just kind of all fizzled. Even Bishop. One thing I did really like was the ending. I did not see it coming and I’m interested in reading book two because of it. But on the whole this book was mostly disappointing for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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Melissa Williams
Alexandria, US
★★★★★ 4
4.25 stars
Format: Kindle
Vale is an 8 month pregnant omega working as a waitress at a strip club and a cam girl. She starts to get very creepy vibes from a regular at the club, and her baby daddy ghosted her. She has had an online relationship with a man named Bishop through her cam girl status. One night, bishop was paying to watch her sleep and ansthe creepy regular Andrew break in and watch her sleep he tells vale to come to him at his business now. She flees and finds herself at a large security company with some.hot of alphas who are there to help her. This imegaverse is a little different than I have read, but I am thoroughly enjoying it. Vale is not a traditional omega she was raised by a single beta mom, and the alphas are not normal alphas they have never really loved pack life. But they are ruthless mercenaries. They need her, and she needs them. I love the aspect of the stalker and now the plot twists at the end, so so good. Sometimes, it seemed a little slow and stale mated, but since this a duet, I think It was just her starting to have Vale get to know her alpha suitors. Cliffhanger for sure with this one.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
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Austin & Cambria
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
That ending 😫
Format: Kindle
I fell into a false sense of security and really thought this was gearing towards a happy ending. Then I realized there’s no work they don’t punish Andrew. I really liked Vale’s character. I don’t normally read books with pregnancy but going into this knowing she was pregnant made it more enjoyable for me. I loved Bishops devotion to her and her happiness. I also loved that Holt and Mercy couldn’t fight their attraction to her. I love scent matches so very much. I’m so curious to see how this duet will end up. And I need to pay more attention and notice that a book I’m starting is a duet to begin with lol
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
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Sarah A
Omaha, US
★★★★★ 5
oh wow
Format: Kindle
I just knew there was something about Cooper! I’m wondering if he’s about to be included but damn I’m glad he’s at least not a rapist and creepy guy, he just got called on assignment and had to go! This should be interesting! She’s gonna run and then what’s his face is gonna grab her. I’m worried! Wow that was a great book and cliffhanger! Loving this!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2025
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Ashley Morgan
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
ABSOLUTELY A MUST for Omegaverse Girls!!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Jillian West and her books!!! I’m so happy I already bought book two and now I have to buy the others for the Assurance Security series!! Not gonna lie Val kind of annoyed me at the beginning but she grew on me!! Her men are chef’s kisses!!! Holt annoys me some but I can let it slide. I already bought part two so I’m going to be reading that in between work phone calls!!!! DON’T TELL MY BOSS 😂😂😂😂
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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2025

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