{"id":79526,"date":"2025-07-18T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79526"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:07:16","slug":"relesae-arc-review-forgotten-dreams-dream-series-5-by-natasha-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79526","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Forgotten Dreams (Dream Series, #5) by Natasha Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Forgotten Dreams, the final book in the Dream series by Natasha Madison is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is such a great read! A chemistry-filled romance that is sexy, low-angst and drama free, with a bit of a mystery, it\u2019s fun and heartfelt and I really enjoyed this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When the box of secrets is opened, no one is left the same.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sierra<\/strong><\/p>\n

I thought I knew who I was until I accidentally discovered my adoring parents’ biggest secret on my twenty-fifth birthday.
\nI am adopted.
\nPart of me is missing, and I set out to find it.
\nTrying to figure out the past piece by piece, I bought a little fixer-upper in the small town I was given up in.
\nOld lies will come out. Secrets that everyone is trying to keep buried.
\nWho am I really?<\/p>\n

Caleb<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I needed a clean slate, I moved to Montgavin to start my own construction firm.
\nSlowly, I built my crew after my success with the bakery renovation.
\nWhen the newcomer in town wants to restore her house to its former glory, I trust no one but myself.
\nSierra looks lost, slowly putting her life together, with her dedicated room complete with a whiteboard.
\nSomething calls to me to protect her and her secrets.
\nSomeone wants her out of the town.
\nBut now they have to get through me.<\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This is such a great read! A chemistry-filled romance that is sexy, low-angst and drama free, with a bit of a mystery, it\u2019s fun and heartfelt and I really enjoyed this story.<\/p>\n

Sierra has just turned 25, and she\u2019s just learned that she was adopted as an infant. Though she adores her parents, she needs to know where she came from so she goes off in search of her birth parents, and starts by buying a home in the small town of Montgavin, where she was born.<\/p>\n

Caleb is a contractor who takes on the job of renovating Sierra\u2019s new house. He\u2019s very quickly all up in her space, and attraction sparks right away. It\u2019s a fun start for them, especially with the added complication that Caleb very briefly dated Sierra\u2019s best friend (though nothing happened between them), and I loved Caleb\u2019s no-nonsense nature as he hides nothing and puts himself out there for the woman he wants so badly.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are so beautiful, you take my breath away. You are funny, smart, kind, a pain in my ass, snarky, and I know that I hardly know you, but fuck, you might just be fucking perfect.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s pretty quick moving and very low angst, and I loved watching these two come together. The chemistry is so good, and the sexy time is seriously hot, and I loved their steamy and swoony romance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to go before I do something you aren\u2019t ready for.\u201d
\n\u2026 She looks at me. \u201cAnd you\u2019re ready for it?\u201d
\n\u201cBaby,\u201d I say softly, my hand coming up to trail my fingertips on her cheek, \u201cI was ready the second I laid eyes on you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, Sierra is searching for her birth parents, and when she starts receiving threats from somebody who wants her to stop looking into the past, the drama builds and Caleb goes all alpha protective, which is always fun to see in a romantic hero.<\/p>\n

There is drama and mystery, but this is mostly a pretty light read with humour, heart, fun and romance that kept me invested from start to finish.<\/p>\n

We get to see the couples from the last couple of books, which I enjoyed, and there are some fun tie-ins there. Caleb is the contractor who helped rebuild Everleigh\u2019s bakery when it burned down, so she and Brock make a few appearances (Brock is so awesome!). And, of course, Sierra is best friends with Lilah from the previous book so we see Lilah and Emmett as well. Having said that, you can easily read this book as a standalone.<\/p>\n

And in a fabulous twist for Natasha Madison fans, Caleb is the son of Jensen and Hailey from Perfect Love Story<\/a>, and we get to meet his cousin, Theo (his parents\u2019 book is Broken Love Story<\/a>, and I\u2019m hoping he\u2019ll pop up in another book some day\u2026).<\/p>\n

The ending of the book brings surprises, and another emotional twist which brings the emotion, which I loved, and there is an epilogue which gives us glimpses of the couples from all the books in the series, which closes it all off really nicely.<\/p>\n

This was a really enjoyable read. I loved Caleb and Sierra, and loved getting swept up in their love story.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Dream Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Shattered Dreams (#1) <\/strong>(Charlie & Autumn)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>\u00a0
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Forbidden Dreams (#2) <\/strong>(Brady & Harmony)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Buried Dreams (#3) <\/strong>(Brock & Everleigh)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Stolen Dreams (#4) <\/strong>(Emmett & Lilah)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Forgotten Dreams (#5) <\/strong>(Caleb & Sierra)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"When her nose isn\u2019t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she\u2019s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It\u2019s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn\u2019t listen to her\u2026<\/p>\n

Keep up with Natasha Madison and subscribe to her newsletter\u00a0https:\/\/www.natashamadisonauthor.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about Natasha Madison and her books, visit here!<\/p>\n

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Check out more great reads on our\u00a0Natasha Madison Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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