{"id":22244,"date":"2017-05-11T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22244"},"modified":"2017-05-19T04:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T08:30:15","slug":"review-dream-of-you-wait-for-you-by-jennifer-l-armentrout-writing-as-j-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22244","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dream of You (Wait For You) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (writing as J. Lynn)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3.5 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a great little novella, part of the Wait For You<\/i> series, and tells the story of Colton and Abby.<\/p>\n

Abby is a quiet and relatively shy romance book editor. She is sweet and funny and she has some self-esteem issues, but not in an overwhelming way \u2013 more in a way that makes her relatable to pretty much everybody, and I really liked her. She tragically lost her husband four years ago, leaving her a widow and since then she has become relatively disconnected from the world.<\/p>\n

I spent every day caught up in the fictional worlds of the authors I edited, experienced their love, their heartbreak and everything in between, that I hadn\u2019t, in the last four years, experienced anything in the real world or taken any time for myself.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Colton is the older brother of Reece from Fall With Me<\/a>, and I loved him in that book so I was really excited to get his story. Like his brother, he is a detective, and when Abby witnesses a brutal murder, he is the one assigned to her case when she comes in to give a witness statement.<\/p>\n

Colton and Abby immediately recognise each other from high school. Though she had a boyfriend all through school (that she later went on to marry), she noticed him back then, and she liked what she saw. Now he\u2019s all grown up, a total alpha and hotter than ever, and he\u2019s putting himself in her life in a way that she never could have imagined. And all these years later, it seems like they are getting the chance to explore their secret crush from long ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and I are going to get to know each other in a way that\u2019s long overdue.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved the progression of this relationship. Colton is up front about his rekindled attraction to Abby, and though she has her doubts and insecurities, I love that she accepts his presence and his determination to get to know her, and their feelings for each other develop beautifully. Their chemistry sizzles as they get to know each other, and the sexy time is hot, and Colton does a wonderful job of putting Abby at ease and ensuring that she knows exactly what he wants from her.<\/p>\n

Closing my eyes, I exhaled softly. \u201cYou want to see me, but I\u2019m not sure you really want to. I don\u2019t look like\u2014\u201d
\n\u201cI know what you look like,\u201d he said, his voice low as his gaze met and held mine. \u201cI have two eyes and I\u2019ve been checking you out often. Enough that it would probably make you uncomfortable if you knew. I fucking adore what I see.\u201d He drew my hand to his groin, folding my palm over the rigid length. \u201cI want what I see.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The relationship is made all the more intense by the murder that Abby witnessed, and the fact that the bad guy is still out there. It adds a mystery\/suspense feel to the book with the threat of danger constantly hanging over Abby\u2019s head, and it provides a great opportunity for Colton to be all alpha protective over his girl, which I fully appreciated.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s all about the love story, and I really enjoyed this one. There are a few sigh-inducing moments in the book, but for the most part this book is very little angst and a whole lot of romance and swoon as Colton and Abby figure each other out and find their happy ending<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve dreamed of you for so long.\u201d
\nColton picked up my hand and brought it to his mouth, kissing my palm. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to dream anymore.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A really sweet addition to the series.<\/p>\n

3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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The Wait For You series
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\"Wait<\/a>\u00a0 \"Trust<\/a>\u00a0 \"Be<\/a>\u00a0 \"The<\/a>\u00a0 \"Stay<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fall\u00a0 \"Dream\u00a0 \"Forever\u00a0 \"Fire<\/p>\n

Wait for You (#1)\u00a0<\/strong>(Cam & Avery)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Trust in Me (#1.5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Cam & Avery, alternate POV)
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Be with Me (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>(Jase & Teresa)
\nReview<\/a>
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The Proposal (#2.5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Cam & Avery)
\nReview<\/a>
\nFree\u00a0on Jennifer L. Armentrout’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay with Me (#3)<\/strong> (Jax & Calla)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall with Me (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(Reece & Roxy)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Dream of You (#4.5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Colton & Abby)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Forever with You (#5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Nick & Stephanie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Fire in You (#6)<\/strong> (Brock & Jillian)
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Check out our Jennifer L. Armentrout \/ J. Lynn Author Spotlight<\/a> page
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