{"id":45356,"date":"2019-08-16T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=45356"},"modified":"2019-08-14T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:44:21","slug":"blog-tour-arc-review-the-quiet-man-a-dream-man-novella-by-kristen-ashley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=45356","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour &#038; ARC Review:  The Quiet Man (A Dream Man novella) by Kristen Ashley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=45409\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?fit=1640%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1640,624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quiet Man Blog Tour Banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?fit=150%2C57&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-45409 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?resize=640%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?resize=100%2C38&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?resize=150%2C57&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?resize=600%2C228&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?resize=650%2C247&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man-Blog-Tour-Banner.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>QUIET MAN IS NOW LIVE!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u201cHe needs to guard her body, she wants him to do other things with it.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GhbWMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon US<\/a>\u00a0 | <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KFTewF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon UK<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KUJwa7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon CA<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KUJCP1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon AU<\/a>\u00a0 |<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UNVjLl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\r\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-9762d19c70c9e'\r\n                           data-rating='5'\r\n                           data-rater-starsize='32'>\r\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes a new story in her Dream Man series\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte \u201cLottie\u201d McAlister is in the zone. She\u2019s ready to take on the next chapter of her life, and since she doesn\u2019t have a man, she\u2019ll do what she\u2019s done all along. She\u2019ll take care of business on her own. Even if that business means starting a family.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, Lottie has a stalker. The really bad kind. The kind that means she needs a bodyguard.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Mo Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>Enormous. Scary.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Mo doesn\u2019t say much, and Lottie\u2019s used to getting attention. And she wants Mo\u2019s attention. Badly.<\/p>\n<p>But Mo has a strict rule. If he\u2019s guarding your body, that\u2019s all he\u2019s doing with it.<\/p>\n<p>However, the longer Mo has to keep Lottie safe, the faster he falls for the beautiful blonde who has it so together, she might even be able to tackle the demons he\u2019s got in his head that just won\u2019t die.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, Lottie and Mo don\u2019t only have to find some way to keep hands off until the threat is over, they have to negotiate the overprotective Hot Bunch, Lottie\u2019s crazy stepdad, Tex, Mo\u2019s crew of frat-boy commandos, not to mention his nutty sisters.<\/p>\n<p>All before Lottie finally gets her Dream Man.<\/p>\n<p>And Mo can lay claim to his Dream Girl.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"vp1n49Mk\" title=\"Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/embed.animoto.com\/play.html?w=swf\/production\/vp1&amp;e=1 563804872&amp;f=n49MkAYxH8nIJVP0Ow48qg&amp;d=0&amp;m=p&amp;r=360p+480p+720 p&amp;volume=100&amp;start_res=720p&amp;i=m&amp;asset_domain=s3- p.animoto.com&amp;animoto_domain=animoto.com&amp;options=\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Add QUIET MAN to your <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2MbJ1v6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads\u00a0TBR\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Review<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>OMG, this book is <i>such<\/i> a great time! I laughed and swooned, and I was in KA fangirl heaven as the <i>Rock Chicks<\/i> crossover with the <i>Dream Man<\/i> series, and I loved every moment of it! And warning &#8211; I highlighted like a lunatic while reading, so this review is going to be quote heavy.<\/p>\n<p>This book is promo\u2019d as a <i>Dream Man<\/i> series novella. Honestly, I thought it was more aligned with the <i>Rock Chick<\/i> books, but there\u2019s a healthy dose of both as Jet\u2019s feisty younger sister, Lottie (who can forget that epic sister slap-fight in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=1158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rock Chick Rescue<\/a>), hooks up with Mo \u2013 a commando who works for Hawk (hero from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mystery Man<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Lottie is bold, confident, and completely together. She has made a great life for herself as a headlining dancer for Smithie in his strip joint, and she is proud and unapologetic about who she is and what she does. And I love that! But her job has brought her the wrong kind of attention, and when Smithie receives a threatening letter targeting Lottie, he calls in Hawk and his crew to take care of the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cYou\u2019re gonna need to throw yourself on a grenade for me?\u201d I whispered.<br \/>\n\u201cI need you to trust that I\u2019d throw myself on a grenade for you.\u201d<br \/>\nThat was easy. I did that already. I mean, he was wearing cargo pants. And a gun.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mo is an ex-Army man who works with Hawk. He is the one assigned to protect Lottie \u2013 and that\u2019s 24\/7 protection, never leaving her sight, kind of protection. He moves in to her space, he follows her to work, and he takes his job seriously. But he can\u2019t deny just <i>who<\/i> it is that he\u2019s protecting and the challenges that it brings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>She was on the stage, busting out a performance to Shakira\u2019s \u201cLoca\u201d, and making Mo, for the first time since he started with Hawk, wish he had another job.<br \/>\nHonest to fuck, if he managed to get through the whole night, and all three of her feature sets (this was number two), without jumping off the stage and punching every motherfucker watching her in the throat, it\u2019d be a miracle.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The attraction between Lottie and Mo absolutely sizzles off the page. They want each other, they don\u2019t hide it, and they talk openly and honestly about it. And in a shift from the usual KA romance, it\u2019s the heroine who is the aggressor in the relationship, boldly going after what she wants and declaring it so, even when Mo is throwing up roadblocks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cLet me make myself perfectly clear. I like you, Mo.\u201d She leaned closer. \u201c<\/i>A lot<i>\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are not going there,\u201d he grunted.<br \/>\n\u201cWe so are.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not.\u201d<br \/>\nShe put a hand to his chest and her eyes warmed as her voice went soft and sweet. \u201cWe are, baby.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But that\u2019s not to say that Mo is a passive member of the relationship because, as you would expect from a KA hero, he is wonderfully alpha in a way that sends shivers down your spine.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cI make you mine, officially,\u201d he continued, \u201cno one ever has you again, Lottie, but me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But Mo has been hurt in the past and he has his own reservations about diving into something that he <i>knows<\/i> would be life-changing for both of them. Plus, he refuses to go there while he is protecting her, so we get this delicious forbidden situation that builds the chemistry and the sexual tension brilliantly!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>She was holding it back.<br \/>\nAnd it was tearing her up.<br \/>\nShe was nearly bursting at the seams to give all she had to Mo.<br \/>\nAnd he wanted it.<br \/>\nBad.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When it happens for them, it\u2019s all on, and it\u2019s hot, intense and emotional with a raw honesty that I loved! They have issues to work through, but it\u2019s functional, and they just get on with, effortlessly inserting themselves into each other\u2019s lives, and I love that we got to watch that happen for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cShe\u2019s under your skin,\u201d Hawk murmured.<br \/>\n\u201cShe\u2019s not under my skin. I sleep on her couch. I guard her. But when this is over, she\u2019ll be in my life. My choice? For the rest of it. So that\u2019s not under my skin. She\u2019s just going to be a part of me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the cameos! As a longtime KA fangirl, I was in heaven as we get scenes with the entire Hot Bunch (all together), Hawk, Mitch and Brock, and of course Tex and Smithie. And all of it was pure gold! I love these boys so much, and their alpha protectiveness is on full display as they take Lottie\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i> \u201cCan you stop talking about fucking Mo?\u201d Lee asked angrily.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m a big girl, Lee,\u201d I shot back.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re every man in this room\u2019s little sister, Lottie,\u201d he returned. \u201cSo as such, can we please stop talking about you fucking <\/i>anybody<i>.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And we also get an introduction to the new band of KA men \u2013 Hawk\u2019s hot, badass commandos who will have their stories told in the upcoming <i>Dream<\/i> series! This is a really tight-knit bunch with a great dynamic, and with Lottie planning to set them up with her friends, I\u2019m so excited to read more about them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cCan I ask when my woman became all of your woman?\u201d Mo requested to know from behind me, and he didn\u2019t sound happy.<br \/>\n\u201cUntil we get our own,\u201d Mag answered breezily. \u201cYou know sister wives? We\u2019re like brother husbands.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNo you aren\u2019t.\u201d<br \/>\nThere was my man\u2019s Brook No Argument Tone.<br \/>\n\u201cWithout the benefits of course,\u201d Mag added.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I loved this book. It\u2019s a novella, but it\u2019s a KA-length novella which makes it about the length of an average book. It\u2019s funny and fun with a lot of heart and a fantastic romance, and I absolutely loved it!<\/p>\n<p>5 stars!<\/p>\n<p><i>An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dream Man series<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div data-post-id=\"17312\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-17312 \"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2150\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=2150\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mystery-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mystery Man &amp;#8211; 80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mystery-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mystery-Man-80.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mystery Man - 80\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=2100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wild-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wild Man &amp;#8211; 80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wild-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wild-Man-80.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wild Man - 80\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=2137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Law-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Law Man &amp;#8211; 80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Law-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Law-Man-80.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Law Man - 80\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=2149\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Motorcycle-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Motorcycle Man &amp;#8211; 80\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Motorcycle-Man-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2149\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Motorcycle-Man-80.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motorcycle Man - 80\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=39195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Quiet-Man.jpg?fit=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quiet Man\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Quiet-Man.jpg?fit=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-39195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Quiet-Man.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery Man (#1)<\/strong> (Hawk &amp; Gwen)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=120\">Review<\/a><br \/>\nBuy:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pJluC9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UsbQRx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2etCsRC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wild Man (#2)<\/strong> (Brock &amp; Tess)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review<\/a><br \/>\nBuy: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pJlCl6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Amazon \u00a0<\/a>| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pJlBO6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2x1p6HZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Law Man (#3) <\/strong>(Mitch &amp; Mara)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review<\/a><br \/>\nBuy: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/21Szgyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Amazon \u00a0<\/a>| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/21Szgyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iSOZ6t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Motorcycle Man (#4)<\/strong> (Tack &amp; Tyra)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review<\/a><br \/>\nBuy: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pJnevd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Amazon \u00a0<\/a>| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ROp3E0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2etVgAn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Quiet Man: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?page_id=17312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dream Man<\/a> Novella<\/strong> (Mo &amp; Lottie &#8211; Rock Chick crossover)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=45356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review<\/a><br \/>\nBuy:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GhbWMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UNVjLl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>About the Author<\/b><\/h4>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=8894\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?fit=558%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"558,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lisa Schaaf&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347554264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;@2012 PG Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KristenAshley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?fit=150%2C125&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8894 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?resize=193%2C161\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?w=558 558w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?resize=100%2C83 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?resize=150%2C125 150w\" alt=\"KristenAshley\" width=\"193\" height=\"161\" data-attachment-id=\"8894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=8894\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?fit=558%2C465\" data-orig-size=\"558,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lisa Schaaf&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347554264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;@2012 PG Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KristenAshley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?fit=100%2C83\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KristenAshley.jpg?fit=150%2C125\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA and nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn\u2019t taken her first breath!). Her mother said they took Kristen away, put her Mom back in her room, her mother looked out the window, and Gary was on fire (Dr. King had been assassinated four days before). Kristen\u2019s Mom remembered thinking it was the end of the world. Quite the dramatic beginning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nothing\u2019s changed.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana and has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus, she\u2019s blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her family was (is) loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. They all lived together on a very small farm in a small farm town in the heartland. She grew up with Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.<\/p>\n<p>And as she keeps growing, it keeps getting better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristenashley.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kristenashleybooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kristenashleybooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/2958084.Kristen_Ashley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> \u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristenAshley68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/kristen-ashley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bookbub<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.inkslingerpr.com\/wp-%20content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IS-Blogger.jpg?resize=454%2C70\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For more great reads, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?page_id=68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kristen Ashley Author Spotlight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; QUIET MAN IS NOW LIVE! \u201cHe needs to guard her body, she wants him to do other things with it.\u201d &nbsp; Amazon US\u00a0 | \u00a0Amazon UK\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon CA\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon AU\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback Blurb From New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":5,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"Product","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,65,9,29],"tags":[59,89,22,48],"class_list":["post-45356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-badasses","category-lol-funny","category-romance","category-steamy","tag-arc","tag-dream-man","tag-kristen-ashley","tag-review"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Quiet-Man.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-bNy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}