Dream Keeper, the all new addictive and steamy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley, is available now!
Spinning off from the bestselling Dream Man and Rock Chick series, this is the emotional and steamy contemporary romance fans of the Dream Team series have been waiting for!
He’s perfect—but he can’t be hers.
Pepper Hannigan is determined to keep any romance off the table—and out of her bedroom—while her daughter Juno is still young. Sure, a certain handsome commando is thoughtful, funny, and undeniably hot, but Pepper’s had her heart broken before, and she won’t let it happen again. Not to her or her little girl, even if this hero could melt any woman’s resolve.
Augustus “Auggie” Hero can’t deny his attraction to beautiful, warm-hearted Pepper or how much he wants to make a home with her and her little girl, but Pepper’s mixed signals have kept him away. That is, until Juno decides to play matchmaker. Her efforts finally bring Pepper into his arms, but they expose the danger Pepper is in. To protect Pepper and Juno, Auggie will have to live up to his last name and prove happy endings aren’t just for fairy tales.
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Review:
3.25 stars
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Dream Keeper is the fourth book in the Dream Team series and is Pepper and Auggie's book. Pepper is the last single member in her friend group, the Dream Team. She is also a single mom and is reluctant to date anyone because of her eight year old daughter, Juno, and her past bad relationship. Still, Auggie has let her know he is interested. He is also the last single guy in their friend group. But he thinks Pepper is playing games and doesn't understand her reluctance. Juno wants to see her mother happy, though, and knows there is something between her and Auggie, so she sets about to matchmake them. Her plan works and the couple finally gets together. They have some obstacles with lots of family drama on both sides to combat. But they come out together, happy and in love in the end.
While I did enjoy the book in general, it was not my favorite of the series. I found the story a bit too slow with some pacing issues. I liked Auggie and Pepper, but I did feel they were a little lacking in chemistry. They have a slow burn relationship and I had a hard time feeling the burn. I also had a hard time with the dialogue. The men in the book sounded like more like women in the way they talked and the dialogue in general sounded like it was trying to be cool, not realistic. Also, I didn't think Pepper's daughter, Juno, acted 8, more like 11 or 12 years old. As well, there is a ton of OTT family drama, with a religious cult included, that seemed to be added at the end for shock value, unnecessarily. Still, I did like the story. I liked the couple and was happy they got their HEA together. I found the book entertaining and an easy read.
Overall, this is a pretty good book, if not my favorite. Pepper and Auggie were sweet together. I look forward to more from Ms. Ashley in the future.
About Kristen Ashley
Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty romance novels including the Rock Chick,
Colorado Mountain, Dream Man, Chaos, Unfinished Hero, The ’Burg, Magdalene, Fantasyland, The Three, Ghost and Reincarnation, Moonlight and Motor Oil and Honey series along with several standalone novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally, her books have been translated in fourteen languages and she’s sold over three million books.
Kristen’s novel, Law Man, won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Award for best Romantic Suspense. Her independently published title Hold On was nominated for RT Book Reviews best Independent Contemporary Romance and her traditionally published title Breathe was nominated for best Contemporary Romance. Kristen’s titles Motorcycle Man, The Will, Ride Steady (which won the Reader’s Choice award from Romance Reviews) and The Hookup all made the final rounds for Goodreads Choice Awards in the Romance category.
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