Dream Keeper

Kristen Ashley

Nov 2021 · Sold by Forever

About this ebook

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. 
 

Ratings and reviews

I loved Auggie and Pepper. This easily could have been my favorite in the story. I loved Juno, Pepper's daughter, and who she turned to for help in trying to move things with her mother and Auggie along. It was original and fun and really added some good depth to story. Pepper and Auggie do not have any easy path to love, and there is a lot of angst and drama along the way, which should surprise no one. What kept this from being a five star read for me, was all the repetitiveness that we see when something happens between Pepper and Auggie, and then we have to rehear how the scene occurred when one of them tells one of their friends and then sometimes we would hear it a second and third time as those friends told other friends. It got a bit tiring. I'm a fan of reading out old favorites from prior books, but only when they fit naturally into the story. This felt like scenes created just so we could see them and have them weigh in on what was occurring with Pepper and Auggie which also gave it a very juvenile feel. Auggie and his guys are all very alpha, but that's detracted from when they are sitting around for pages talking out feelings and situations and scenarios. That being said, if you can just skim through that, this is a fun, angsty romance with a lot of depth.

Dream Keeper is another great addition to the Dream Team series. We finally get the story of Pepper and Auggie and it was definitely worth waiting for! Pepper Hannigan is a dancer and a single mom of her awesome daughter Juno. She comes from a family that she distanced herself from years ago. She also has never had the best luck when it's come to love and because her focus is on being the best role model and Mom she can be for Juno, she's gun-shy when it comes to Auggie, even though she wants nothing more than to be with him. Augustus "Auggie" Hero has had it bad for Pepper for a long time, but she just wasn't ready. He's a former marine and is a skilled security expert. It's no secret he wants a serious relationship with Pepper, but he respects her position with respect to her daughter. As Auggie makes strides with Pepper, he also was falling for Juno, which was so amazing to see. I enjoyed learning about Auggie's background as we went through this book and I have to say the stuff with Pepper's family was a surprise to me as well. It made a lot of things make sense, but I was still surprised. This was another well written addition to this series and the plot twist at the end, was not something I was expecting, but I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes!

Dream Keeper Book 4. This is Pepper and Auggie's story. Loved Aug, Pepper and Juno, Pepper's daughter. I loved their story, but found myself skipping over some descriptions to get to dialog, which I don't usually do. SPOILER: This book was also a little trigger with me with the cult withholding medical help from Pepper's mother.

About the author

Kristen Ashley is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of over eighty romance novels. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages, with three million copies sold. Born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, Kristen was a fourth-generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for eighteen years prior to beginning her writing career.