Sleep is seductive, but hot sex is even better.
Whenever petite blond research scientist Shea Caldwell walks into the office of security specialist Derek Oneiros, his chiseled muscles tense with need and his mind goes wild with fantasies about the silky curves under her business suits. By day their relationship is strictly professional, but at night Shea fulfills her desire for Derek in her dreams. Lately she's doing dangerous things in her sleep, though, and Derek is the only one who can help her.
A mischievous Somnambulist is the source of Shea's sleepwalking, but when her groundbreaking research notes are stolen and she discovers candles burning all over her home, it's clear she has a stalker of another kind, too. As she and Derek fight the unseen forces that prey upon her while she sleeps, they also start indulging the sizzling erotic fantasies that keep them both up at night....
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This is the second book by Kimberly Dean that I have had the chance to review, and I loved it even more than the first! What a great series that Ms. Dean has started!
Shea is a brilliant but troubled scientist. Her sleep “issues” have bothered her since she was a child making her the person she thinks she is today. For a scientist I found her surprisingly open-minded about all things supernatural, which was a pleasant change from other tales where one of the protagonists was a science-minded individual. Shea’s strength and determination that her life would not be controlled by her problems endeared her to me, no cringing girl to sit in the corner here. Her refusal to hide from her very real fear that she wouldn’t be able to fix her issues had me rooting for her. Overlying all of her problems is the fact that she is a woman with needs, and those needs seem to be centered on one very sexy man.
Derek is enigmatic, and straight-laced… except where his attraction to Shea comes in. Even then, he has restrained himself where she is concerned. A man who always follows the rules and can even be considered rigid by some standards, he is also incredibly sensual; A trait that all Dream Wreakers seem to share. I love to see a big strong man brought to his knees and confused as all get out by one small woman, and Derek didn’t disappoint. His protectiveness is something I just love in a hero, and his confusion when the woman he is trying to protect stands up to him is great to witness. Bossy or not, Derek can invade my dreams any time he likes.
Right away, from the first page, the suspense and mystery started, pulling me into this world. Kimberly Dean had me wondering at each turn of the page what surprise she had in store. Her amazing world-building was even more in-depth than the first book and gives me high hopes for future Dream Wreaker books.
The chemistry between Shea and Derek was downright explosive and had me hot and bothered on more than one occasion… What more could you ask for from an Erotic Romance? Well: plot, which was there with all the twists and turns one can dream of in a suspenseful tale; tension which this book had in spades; and fun characters, I adored the characters in this world. Getting quick glimpses of “friends” made in the previous book was the icing on the cake. I love when I get to see that those people I liked in previous tales are doing well.
Once I started this book I didn’t want to put it down until I had finished it. The Dream Wreaker series is definitely a must read, and Kimberly Dean goes on my auto-buy list with her in-depth characterizations, realistic motivations and hot love scenes. I said it already, but I’ll say it again: I loved this book even more than the first book and can’t wait to see what else is in store for the Dream Wreakers. This is a definite must read.
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