Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

Series: Dream Team, #4

Genres: #SingleMom, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense

Release Date: November 30, 2021

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!

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.

Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

“You’re making it super fuckin’ hard not to jump you right now.”
Nobody can write an alpha male like Kristen Ashley. Auggie is the baddest of baddasses but has the softest of soft hearts, at least where Pepper and Juno are concerned. They bring out his protective side and when he says “sweetheart” I can hear it and feel it to my toes… sigh.

I have to take my hat off to Pepper for having the strength to keep him at arm’s length for as long as she did. I’ve heard about mothers finding the strength to lift a car in order to protect a child and I guess that kind of applies here, at least in her mind. It wasn’t really necessary, as she eventually learns, but I guess that verse about good things coming to those that wait applies in their case. I mean, talk about buildup. *fanning self*

In between working his way into the hearts of the girls, he’s working on the case to keep them safe. The suspense is exciting and kept me engaged as I tried to figure out what would happen next.

As always, there are some very colorful and amazing support characters that had me wishing for an invite to their get-togethers. They are always entertaining and full of banter. And there are assholes that had me beside myself as I waited for someone to deliver what I felt like they deserved. Isn’t it so satisfying when your mental wishes are granted?

I’m really enjoying the Dream Team series. I know it’s a spin-off of the Rock Chicks, but I have to confess that I haven’t read those yet. I know. I know. Where have I been, right? I promise I will, they are on my TBR. Especially after meeting some of them in this series. I’m a big fan of the author and I’ll be ready for where ever she decides to take me next, the line forms here…